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Stone Belt recognized at Be More Awards
On April 21, 2009, WTIU -- in conjunction with the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe county, and the United Way of Monroe County -- presented the Be More Awards at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
An audience of approximately 600 people filled the theater to applaud the efforts of the 9 recipients and 102 nominees for this year's awards.
Stone Belt is proud to have been recognized in two categories:
Hand in Hand, a Stone Belt Project
The Hand in Hand Project was awarded teh Be More Collaborative Award (the group/family award), for the impact their volunteers, who are Stone Belt clients with developmental disabilities, have on teh Community Kitchen of Monroe County. In 2008 alone, these volunteers collected almost 10,000 food items from throughout the community accounting for 16% of Community Kitchen's in-kind food donations.
Learn more about Stone Belt's Hand in Hand program.
Michelle Davenport
Michelle Davenport, an IU student studying theater and therapeutic recreation, was presented the Be More Creative Award for her work creating the I AM YOU Monologue Performance featuring clients from Stone Belt.
About Be More Awards
Each organization for which the recipients volunteered received a $500 prize. This is the Be More Awards’ first year. The name is a trademark of the Public Broadcasting Service, but stations across the nation are picking up the idea and partnering with communities to do different awards events. The Be More Awards are sponsored by the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network. The goal of this program is to honor and applaud the outstanding, but often unrecognized efforts of our community volunteers. Over 100 volunteers (groups and individuals) were nominated this year.