CAMBIOS NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR'S AWARD posted 5/25/04

Those in attendance at the ceremony included (front) Cambios board member Debora Tabarez and Director Idalí Feliciano, and (back) Sand Creek teacher Ruth Lyons, and board members Deanne Henagan, Sr. Marcine Klemm, OP, and Michael Jacobs.

Cambios was one of five nominees for the Exemplary Community Service Program Award at the 2004 Governor’s Service Awards. Members of the Cambios board attended the ceremony on May 24 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids.

Emcee for the event was Suzanne Geha, news anchor for 24 Hour News 8. Presenters at the event included Gov. Jennifer Granholm and First Gentleman Daniel Granholm Mulhern. Both the governor and her husband are involved in volunteer activities, and they praised the nominees for their creative and diligent efforts to make the world a better place.

Cambios (www.cambios.org) is dedicated to increasing the appreciation of diversity and combating racism, through a multicultural reading program in Lenawee County. The organization’s main office is located at Adrian College, and there are people from the College who are involved with Cambios in a variety of ways. Adrian College President Stanley Caine nominated Cambios for the award.

According to the state of Michigan's website, the Governor's Service Awards began in 1993 to recognize and celebrate the outstanding work of Michigan's volunteers. The nominees represent the best of Michigan's highly motivated and incredibly committed volunteers.

President Caine and Feliciano.

State Rep. Doug Spade '72 and his assistant Mike Clement '83.