spring award nights this is a community organization character counts as a community organization that is primarily all pieces all organizations within the community or people that work here and live here tonight is all about recognizing some of the great accomplishments that many many of our people have have done here that are truly humanitarian efforts some of them are just amazing above and beyond extra efforts and genuinely things that demonstrate quality character citizenship and patriotism so the character counts organization has been around for about fifteen years we meet monthly we meet on the  first tuesday of every month at a rotating place so we do have a website off of the school district web page and so we encourage everyone to find out more about character counts and to find out when our next meeting is and come along and join us all are welcome that either work or live in the township so without further ado we have some some great people to recognize tonight we're going to run the program like this we're going to read what the nominator wrote about the nominat and we're going to have them then come up give them a round of applause we're going to get a picture with with both the nominate who are in the nominate as well as the person that read your story and then we're going to ask you to join us for refreshments in the lobby afterwards we program this ceremony is a nice way to say thank you and to recognize your peers colleagues neighbors and students for making your commitment to the ideals of respect honesty and responsibility there are so many people that meet the character counts go on a regular basis and are never recognized to all the nominators thank you for taking the time to publicly nominate these outstanding individuals sean is going to make the first award and we are going to ask the people that we're talking about to come up to the stage and we'll go through the process  in the fall i was sitting in the high school parking lot waiting to pick up my son a girl had left her gym bag on the ground beside her chalk and it started to rain brandon who was waiting for her i had ran out and knew the girl's gym bag under the truck so one get way in this process  he got drenched what an amazing young man his actions exemplify great character and he is well respectful responsible and honest by doing the right things even when no one is looking in a rainstorm brennan's mom always read also wrote when you first meet him you think it's a very very quiet and shy young man he is but once he opens up that heart of his will get you every time he has that kid he thinks to himself what can i do to help others  when they are not being helped he is always helps with the orderly neighbors getting mail cutting the grass and other outside work he also helps them bring in groceries and he's always has an ear to listen when they have no one to talk to and of course he is always helping out at home with us with those three younger siblings as well as working for his dad's miss when needed to get on a plane to get them around of appl just to warn you we may make a few mistakes tonight pronouncing some of the last names so please forgive us the next nominee is amy fournier and cindy byrn and as marini here on behalf of the organization please when the peters time to music boosters were given permission to use the old band uniforms as a fundraiser for both the music boosters and the peters township high school we weren't quite sure what we could do with them a couple of the p t a and board members came up with the idea to make keepsake items out of the uniforms in other words use the material from the jackets and pants to make some memorabilia that would remind the been members and parents of the last ten years when the uniforms were worn we knew this was a big task and thank goodness for the two seamstresses that came to our rescue amy fournier owner of amy's alterations in dressmaking is the parent of a former band member cindy byrne a pharmacist by trade with professional seamstress skills also as current students in the music department the seamstresses innovative design and creativity has exceeded everyone's expectations they took such care to respect what the uniform represented to the program in every design we showcase the pieces at our annual music department fundraiser meatballs and music and the orders started pouring in along with some assistance from a team of booster moms who volunteered to dismantle the uniforms cindy and amy are currently working tirelessly to lovingly hand craft the precious pieces into pillows tote bags each one more special and unique than the other they have spent countless hours working on this project taking time away from busy careers and families to help mary fitzgerald is a prime example our of what it means to have character respect responsibility and honesty for the past two years mary has taken the time to dedicate yourself by working in the life skills classroom at peters township middle school many times throughout the past two school years mary has demonstrated respect responsibility by helping various students with special needs move about the school participate in class activities make choices of preferred items and help by being an advocate for this with special needs year started a new club called best buddies this club helps to promote interaction and community integration for people with disabilities outside of school mary dedicates her time and other various organizations that help he was nominated by jordan kramer jordan are you he ok this award mentions the idea of respect responsibility and honestly after seeing the posting by the school district on facebook i couldn't help but immediately think of assistant fire chief bill gon tikhon has a been has been a volunteer firefighter for the township for many years bill's diverse background in education finance technology and public safety greatly benefit our fire department as well as our staff i consider it an honor to have the opportunity to work under a chief gong chief gone will drop anything he's doing to further de education of a firefighter or answer a question he has the utmost respect for anyone he comes in contact with whether there's a resident junior firefighter or a neighboring fire department still has a tremendous responsibility to the residents and visitors of our wonderful township and he takes that position very seriously he also displays honesty in all aspects of life from personal business to fire department activities to private charities i don't think bill will ever realize the various impacts he's had on me over the past seven years i've been able to observe the manner in which he corresponds with staff handles emergencies and can talks conducts strategic planning for our department the lessons i have learned from these observations greatly affect the firefighter and person that i strive to be i hope that you will consider chief gone for this award our time ship has many great employees and volunteers however the way cheap gone represents our township and emergency services to our residents firefighters and the fire service as a whole is second to none congratulations the new library media specialist at the high school she has proven to be very valuable and a canteen member she regularly goes above and beyond and her affix to serve the students at the high school she has embraced the culture of p t a chess and worked to create a walk in and work oriented atmosphere she has created a very informative and resource oriented web page for the students and their families caitlin is quick to respond to injuries from her stance that her her skill set combined with their heart for people has made her an invaluable member of our staff i'm proud to work with her nomination was submitted by wesley at what is wesley here  haven't seen you for a while wesley i was things going good made so that the more into more toward true it would be complete for all community members and trail users as of december two thousand and fifteen mark has the suspect he facilitated the accomplishment of this goal along with the various volunteers under his direction this mosque on milestone has also shown that under mark the montoro consul has invested over four million dollars into peter's township at no cost to the township or its community members this was done so that this great resource of recreation and leisure could be utilized by the community marc has demonstrated respect responsibility and honesty throughout his years of work in accomplishing this mission for the community members of peters in two thousand and three mark co founded friends of the month or trail and peter's touchup as made the group was made the group i'm sorry and has been the group's acting president since his role as president has changed him charge him with the responsibility facilitating the complex accomplishments of trail goals organizing volunteers in volunteer efforts committing to various meetings with the township and fund raising for the group's efforts and resources marc has committed himself to the trail and community members through these his years of efforts whenever a tree falls on the trail or there is a trail emergency marcus quick to resolve the issues so that the use of the trail is uninterrupted he commits himself to the beautification of the trail more than a few weekends a month imo in the grass cutting tree limbs and performing other trail maintenance he seeks out the suggestions and opinions of community members to make the trail better on a regular basis he has made the trail his responsibility to the community and works to maintain it so that it is respected as an invaluable asset to peter's township through his demonstration of honesty he has kept his promise to the concert by providing this great asset to the community members which is used on a daily basis mark ingram has demonstrated the ideals of respect responsibility and honesty throughout his years of work on the trail for the members of peter's township he deserves the recognition of character counts for his years of work and effort that he has performed over the last ten years the name of our next nominee is jason cathal nominated by alexander wilson care to count recognition awards mr couple study after study shows the single most important factor determining the quality of an education a child or see is the quality of a teacher i have known mr cupples since august of two thousand and fifteen he is my sixth grade math teach math teacher and science teacher he is one of the best teachers i've ever had i like math very much and he's encouraged me to challenge myself and i excel within his class truly i love math and he hasn't stilled in me an even greater love for it he teaches me he supports me he encourages me he challenges me n e s contributed and contributed to me being a critical thinker he shows how much he cares for students on a daily basis he encourages us he tells us we can do it even if we don't think we can he makes us feel important he listens to us he always makes his lessons interesting he uses humor a lot and will bend over backwards to ensure that we understand the concepts because of him  math and i hope to continue to do so mr couple has a lot of energy he is always cheerful and he has made an environment in our school where we want to and he has encouraged me and other students to really be the best that we can be he has taught us to be respectful of others to help others to be responsible and to always be honest he always goes above and beyond for all of us and i think he is well deserving of this award sincerely  oh ok megan is a prime example or of what means what it means to have character respect responsibility and honesty for the past year meghan is taking the time to dedicate yourself by working in the life skills at middle school many times throughout the past two school years megan has demonstrated respect and responsibility by helping various students with special needs move about the school participate in class or activities and make choices of preferred items and help by being an advocate for those with special needs during her eighth grade year megan started a new club called best buddies this club helps to promote interaction and community integration for people with disabilities are truly peter's township roti they give everything to the families of our township and so many ways anthony is and as they come astor impact thirteen thirteen and they marry a huge pack a first their fifth grade boys who under his leadership come together to be way more than a group of cub scouts we are family they're the people you call when you need help the people you look for when you need advice and the folks you want to have around a campfire on a great fun night karen has presided over a her second year this year and although there are so many amazing folks in that building karen has a way with bringing them all together in this ng to all of their ideas in keeping him on task and working towards the common goal of doing what is best for the kids together they are focused to be reckoned with the lng is are a powerhouse of fun compassion organization leadership and love they can empower group of adults or kids to be better than they think they can be they are a team in fact their whole family is amazing they also work together look for and be hauling a wagon of water jugs around our whole day or karen to be popping her million bag of popcorn at scallops knowing most of this isn't ending up in but on the floor that she will be helping clean shortly then i mention they have day jobs and then he can be out of country on friday night and running an event with over one hundred people on saturday and you would never even know he hasn't  been away working long days karen is a nurse at children's hospital there are days she comes to the p t a meetings where she has been a wakes and seven pm the day before working all night but still hasn't but still shows up to be there herb our whole family even if her husband is across the country in a day and age where sometimes the role models are hard to find we are so very lucky that their lingus family calls peters township home we all proud of the proud to call them our friend leader mentor president called master role model and most of all our friends thank you for everything we know you do and more for everything you do that no one ever sees your dedication and the commitment to others has not been overlooked and we all we are all honored to be part of your lives for all these reasons and so many more we ask that you recognize these amazing people anthony and karen just because their character truly counts and township and beyond sincerely families and friends about our hill elementary school  tony and i in our family go we back our mom was a teacher at the high school when i was in high school we have history and i'm assuming you're the nominator i have had the privilege of knowing and working with tony so kosky during the last five years of a thirty five's he devoted as a teacher and administrator at peter's touch of school district before she retired in two thousand and ten we remain very good friends today i have always had the utmost respect for the dedication that this peters native has shown to better the community she doesn't seem to know the meaning of retirement tony is an active member of the peters touchup cable t v board initiate hared society a grand friends volunteer at bar hill a mentary is on the christian education committee at st john macmillan presbyterian church and is co chair of family promise an initiative that find shelter and support for homeless families that weren't enough she produces writes and is on air is an on air personality on the peter's cable show she created called the personal touch which features good works being done in the region she has also made her dash down oscar a local celebrity by featuring him on cable shows highlighting at adoptions i am sure there are many more accomplishments that can be added to this list but tony is too humble to speak about them herself i can't wait to see where her boom double duty tonight photographer presenter good evening ladies and gentleman name is brian schilling on the executive director for the peter sound chip chamber of commerce tonight we're going to present the fourth annual carol foley memorial have some some prior recipients our inaugural recipients greg goldin linda webster are with us this evening please raise your hand there good to see you guys carol serve this community for us quarter of a century in her role as the peters township chamber executive director the position that i'm currently in she was well known and and well loved a true pillar of the community so it makes perfect sense to remember her legacy by choosing those recipients who dedicate themselves not only to the chamber but also to our community this year's recipients have distinguished themselves by doing just that  combined these two gentlemen represent over eighty years of public service not not each together no problem and both of them have been instrumental in the character counts process and if i went through their full resumes we would have time for refreshments so what i'd like to do at this time is i would like to to announce that it gives me great pleasure to announce that the fourth annual carol foley memorial character counts award goes to mr mike sylvester and ch at the end of every one of these awards ceremonies you always sit back and reflect on just how amazing a lot of the people are around you that some of the things that they're doing are touching so many lives in are truly setting a standard for character excellence and the thing is that a lot of them don't come out of these grandiose efforts a lot of them come from small efforts that are recognized i like to think about moving a gym bag underneath a tr keep it from getting wet and those little things and and i walk away from these events and i hope you do the same and think about what is it that i can do to to make my community just just a little bit better and show the people around me that that i care about them so  in the wake of greatness of true character feats i think it's a great thing to head out into the community and think what can i do to carry on that same standard and i do encourage everyone  to do both try to be a nominate t as well as a nominate or for the fall character counts awards night so we'd love to see your names on these agendas for the next time i do i forgot to introduce myself at the beginning i am christian less an assistant principal at the high school if you see me on the lobby say hello if i haven't met you chief rick john you guys did an awesome job as a sophomore he is a student leader up at the high school  rely on them for all kinds of things mary we're excited that you're coming up next year we're going to lean on you a great deal as well so shawn you want to stand up and be recognized did an awesome job man you think that guy was thirty years old but he's a tenth grader in high school so he carries himself very well chief thank you so much for hosting you want to stand up and be recognized again whip that said thank you everyone for all of your efforts for nominating and being nominated for all the great things you've done so please join us for refreshments in the back thanks again to the middle school for hosting have a great night