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2010 Trustee of the Year Award |
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Wednesday, 06 October 2010 |
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 Each year the Indiana Township Association (ITA) awards one outstanding township trustee with the “Harold Gene Stoffer” Trustee of the Year award. The ITA proudly presented the 2010 award to Craig Beckley, trustee of Sparta Township, Dearborn County.
The distinguished award was announced during the ITA’s annual educational conference, held in Indianapolis on September 29th and is “given to a trustee who demonstrates passion and ingenuity for the job of trustee”, according to Executive Director Debbie Driskell. “For that, Craig Beckley certainly fits the bill” she said.
Beckley is serving his third term as Sparta Township Trustee. He is the Executive Director of Heart House, a local group seeking to address the problem of homelessness in five southeastern Indiana counties.
Heart House includes a sixty-bed shelter, two twelve-unit apartment buildings for transitional housing, and a nine-unity building for permanent housing. The agency also provides life skills in order to be reintroduced into society as productive citizens – all without the use of tax dollars.
Craig has helped the Heart House gain the reputation of helping the homeless and those who have given up hope of a better life.
Kay Walker, trustee of Center Township in Muncie and the 2010 recipient of the award, presented the award and had this to say: “Craig takes great pride in his family, community involvement, and his work as trustee and at Heart House. He continues to look for opportunities to serve his community.” |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 October 2010 )
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