The Catskill Chronicle

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (October 5, 2012) – Do you know a member of your community who is always there with a helping hand? The go-to person every good cause turns to, because they know that person will help?

Community Unity wants to know your Community Hero.

Each year, on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Community Unity honors the hard-working volunteers of Sullivan County at its Community Heroes Dinner at Mr. Willy’s Restaurant.

People who make a difference in their community should be celebrated and honored for the hard work they do.

So if you know a Community Hero, nominate them for a Community Hero award.  All it takes is a nomination on the Community Unity Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/SCCommunityUnity or a note sent to Community Unity, PO Box 609, Monticello, NY 12701.

Nominations are due by October 12.

Past Community Heroes Award winners include Howard Siegel, Barbara and Richard Sush, Phil and Donna Vallone, Betsy Conaty, Josephine Finn, Steve & Suz White, Fred Stabbert III, Helena Manzione, Stacy Cohen, Perry Gips, Dan and Elinor Young, Aileen Gunther, Federal Cooperative Credit Union, Jeff  Bank, CRMC, Claire Sullivan, Sean & Dawn Boyes, Joseph & April Siegel, Ray & Dorothy Muthig, the Michelson Family and the Garigliano Family.