DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Burrell Ellis will host the CEO’s Community Hero Awards on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 6:30 p.m., at the DeKalb History Center.
Hosted in partnership with The Champion Newspaper, the CEO’s Community Hero Awards honors outstanding individuals and organizations making a significant impact in DeKalb County.
“It is an opportunity to highlight the contributions of our residents who are committed to improving their neighborhoods,” said CEO Burrell Ellis.
The award ceremony will be emceed by Sally Sears, reporter with WGCL.
The CEO’s Community Hero Awards ceremony is free and open to the public.
Recipients
COMMUNITY CHAMPION AWARD
This award acknowledges an individual and non-profit organization whose work has had a positive
impact in strengthening communities and improving the lives of others in DeKalb County.
Individual
Alice White Bussey County Line Ellenwood Community
John Evans DeKalb NAACP
Marcia Glenn Hunter DeKalb for Seniors, Inc.
Ronnie Mayer President, Ashford Park Civic Association
Gilbert “Gil” Turman South DeKalb Neighborhoods Coalition
Verdaillia Turner Georgia Federation of Teachers
Honey Van De Kreke Tucker City Council District-1, Post-1
Organization
Be Someone, Inc. Orrin Hudson
Wesley Chapel Curb Appeal Task Force Kevin Chapman, Jr.
Asian American Resource Center Connie Jee
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AWARD
This award honors a community member and/or organization that works to preserve, protect, and raise awareness about our environment.
Linda Cotten Taylor Friends of Chapel Hill Park
John Miller, II, P.E. Co-Chairman, CIP Citizen Advisory Committee
Tom Smith Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve
YOUTH VOLUNTEER AWARD
This award will recognize two DeKalb County youth and/or an organization who exemplify volunteerism and community service.
Justin LeGrand Boy Scout Troop 106, Sponsored by
Greenforest Community Baptist Church
Marcus Jerome Johnson, Jr Boy Scout Troop 1996 at Fairfield Baptist Church
Gillum Owen DeKalb County Youth Commission
NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT AWARD
This award recognizes an individual or organization that fosters civic engagement and promotes
community involvement.
Individual
Jan R. Costello Greater Hidden Hills Community Development Corporation
Joel Edwards Restore DeKalb
Vivian Moore NAACP Georgia Political Action Chair
Charles Peagler Community Activist
Opal Ware, Ph. D Community Activist
Organization
Columbia Alliance Sustainable Neighborhoods Initiative (CASNI) Eunice Wight
THE VANGUARD AWARD
This award recognizes an individual or organization whose contributions most exemplify the National County Government Month theme as established by National Association of Counties each year. This year’s theme is “Safe and Secure Counties”.
Jacqueline Davis DeKalb County Board of Health, Board Vice Chair
Jacqueline M. Echols, Ph.D South River Watershed Alliance
Charles Maxwell Lindmoor Woods Neighborhood Watch
Lindmoor Woods Civic Association
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