2018 GOLDEN HEART AWARD HONOREES

Sandy Amaker

for outstanding service to those with special needs as President/Founder /CEO of Nurses on Fleek, community nursing and outreach organization.

Amia Burton-Smith

for outstanding service to children and families with special needs.

Jesse Civello

for outstanding service to those in the community who need help finding free services.

Rebecca Clift

for triumphing over many obstacles to help other youth with emotional crises.

Rev. Dr. Christina Davis

for outstanding service to children and families with special needs as President/Founder of the Peace Valley Holistic Center.

Heather DeGroot

for outstanding service in the community by working with children and families with special needs.

Jeff Fullem

for outstanding service teaching children and adolescents with special needs.

MaryJane Gormley

for outstanding service as a teacher demonstrating compassion and values.

Michelle Knight

for outstanding service to the community by working with children, adolescents and families with special needs.

Karen McCluskey

for compassionate care for patients and outstanding service to the community as a volunteer with Nurses on Fleek.

Bridgette McIntosh-Bennett

for outstanding service to those with special needs as Vice President of Nurses on Fleek, community nursing and outreach organization.

Joey Milillo

for outstanding service volunteering with the homeless

Crystal Mills-Lilly

for outstanding service in the community by working with children and families with special needs.

Danielle Page

for outstanding triumph over adversity and for being a role model for children with special needs

Dr. Y. J. Park

for outstanding service to the by helping all people in the community with compassion care and love.

Theodore Peebles

for outstanding service as a young volunteer helping homeless members of the community.

Zach Switliski

for outstanding triumph over adversity and for being a role model for children with disabilities.

Cathy Taliaferro

for outstanding serving working with children with special needs.

Malika Thomas

for outstanding service working with women through midwifery/doula services.

Barbara Coley Williams

for outstanding service to the community working for civil rights and women's issues.