The Senior Community Center of Owensboro-Daviess County is hosted its annual dinner at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Immaculate Parish Hall, 2516 Christie Place.
A highlight of the program was the announcement of the first recipients of the center’s Silver Salute Awards program. Earlier this year, nominations were solicited to honor individuals in four categories: Education, Faith, Inspiration, or the Elizabeth Munday Award, honoring the legacy of the late Elizabeth Munday, who was instrumental in the creation of a senior center dedicated to providing services, support, resources, learning opportunities and activities for people age 60 and older in our community.
The program also included the announcement of a new name as the Munday Activity Center is now the Senior Community Center of Owensboro-Daviess County.
Winners of the first annual Silver Salute Awards are:
Silver Salute Education Award is Mary Johnson – This award honors an individual age 60 and over who have enriched the lives of others through the gift of teaching or education by any definition
Silver Salute Faith Award winner is Marsha Allen – This award honors an individual age 60 and over whose lives exemplify the ideals of their spiritual creeds.
Silver Salute Inspiration Award is Helga Wade – This award honors an individual age 60 or older who has made a positive difference in the life of another person as a family member, friend, and professional mentor or in any other capacity. This category includes those who have served our country through military service.
Silver Salute Elizabeth Munday Award is Bob Payne – This award is presented to an individual of any age who has made a significant contribution in supporting or celebrating seniors in Owensboro-Daviess County. This award honors the legacy of the late Elizabeth
Munday, who was instrumental in the creation of a senior center dedicated to providing services, support, resources, learning opportunities and activities for people age 60 and older in our community.