Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, January 20, 1994 TAG: 9401200017
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Total Action Against Poverty is accepting nominations for the third annual Noel C. Taylor Distinguished Humanitarian Award.
The award is named for the former Roanoke mayor who was the first recipient. Taylor is pastor of High Street Baptist Church.
Lawrence H. Hamlar, a funeral home owner and community leader, was the 1993 recipient.
Nominees must live and serve in Roanoke, Salem, Covington, Clifton Forge, Lexington or Buena Vista, or the counties of Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Alleghany or Craig.
Nominees will be judged by their capacity to promote unity and harmony, respect for individuals, compassion for low-income people and commitment to creating opportunity for all.
Any individual, organization or business may submit nominations, which must be postmarked or faxed by Feb. 15, to: Noel C. Taylor Award, c/o TAP, P.O. Box 2868, Roanoke 24001, or Fax 345-4461.
For more information, call Janet Phillips Burrow at 345-6781, extension 353.
Apco official to head LOA annual fund-raiser
Joseph H. Vipperman, president and chief operating officer of Appalachian Power Co., is honorary chairman of "Lunch on the Lawn '94," the League of Older American Area Agency on Aging's annual fund-raiser for Meals-on-Wheels.
The event is scheduled June 10.
Vipperman will head the volunteer steering committee which oversees ticket sales, underwriting requests and preparations.
Other committee members include: Reg Hutcherson of Mutual of New York; Marion Walton and Jan McMahon of Allstate Insurance Co.; Jeff Powell of the league's Retired Senior Volunteer program; Kelly Burd-Adams of the Roanoke Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau; and Ron Boyd, Olivia Dooley, Shannon Abell, Kevin McCullough, Amanda Crabtree and Laura Turner, all league staff members.
Additional volunteers are needed to help plan the fund raiser. For more information call, Ron Boyd or Kevin McCullough at 345-0451.
Entries needed for annual MDA car show
The Roanoke Valley Charity Car Show Committee Inc. is accepting entries for the 14th Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Car Show on Feb. 25-27.
There is no entry fee. Custom cars, street-rods, race cars, antiques and classics, pro-streets, motorcycles, pick-ups, muscle cars, four-wheel drives, off-road vehicles and vans may enter.
Commercial booth space also is available.
For an application or more information, call the MDA office, (703) 772-3237.
by CNB