Dear fellow Hanoverians:
SPIRIT OF HANOVER COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
The Spirit of Hanover Community Service Award Committee is proud to announce
that HAROLD (Hal) D. THOMAS has been selected as the recipient of the 10th
Annual Spirit of Hanover Community Service Award.
This Award is presented annually to an individual who best exemplifies the
spirit of Hanover by voluntarily giving selflessly of their time, energy and
talent to the Town and its citizens thus enriching our lives, fostering a
true sense of community and inspiring us all to a higher level of service.
Hal’s considerable efforts include involvement with the First Congregational
Church of Hanover where, among many other contributions, he has led numerous
missions for adults and youth to assist in national disaster relief efforts,
most recently to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti; the Hanover Open Space
Committee where he serves as co-chair and has worked with Eagle Scout
candidates in support of open space initiatives; the Hanover Council on
Aging where his contributions include coordination and leadership of the
COA’s Senior Men’s Discussion Group; the Phoenix Lodge as a member,
chaplain, Angel Fund Committee member and Director; the Hanover Historical
Society; the Hanover Food Pantry which is a beneficiary of Hal’s annual
roadside flower stand; the Friends of the Stetson House; and the Hanover
Garden Club. Hal’s woodworking skills have provided the town with a restored
and displayed Boston Post Cane, on view in the Town Hall Lobby, along with a
handcrafted oak atlas stand in use at the John Curtis Free Library.
Please join us for a reception to honor
HAROLD (Hal) D. THOMAS
Sunday, April 3, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hanover Senior Center
Light Buffet
$15.00 per person
Tickets will be available at the Hanover Police Department and at the Town
Clerk’s Office in the Town Hall, or by contacting Donna Buckley at
781-826-6298 or at ddbuckley@comcast.net or Catherine Harder-Bernier at
781-826-3937 or at cathyhb@comcast.net .
Past recipients of the Award include Mrs. Virginia Szejnar, Mrs. Barbara
Barker, Mr. Richard "Dick" Eaton, Mrs. Jean Migre, Mrs. Lois Van Doren, Mr.
John Thomson, Mrs. Barbara Itz, Mrs. Catherine Harder-Bernier, and Mrs.
Joanne B. Cure.
The Spirit of Hanover Community Service Award Committee:
Donna DeSimone Buckley, Catherine Harder-Bernier, Robert O’Rourke, Susan
Setterland, Robert Shea, and Walter Sweeney.
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