Press Release - October 06, 2003
For Immediate Release Monday, October 06, 2003
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Contact: Lynn Hollinger
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Attorney General John Ashcroft Presents Community
Service Award to the Employee Community Outreach Association of
the National Drug Intelligence Center
Johnstown, PA - The Employee Community Outreach Association (ECOA)
of the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) located in Johnstown
received the Attorney General's Community Service Award last Tuesday
from Attorney General John Ashcroft at the Department of Justice in
Washington, DC. Former Deputy Director Virgil Woolley, who oversaw the
group, accepted the award on behalf of the agency and ECOA officers
President Mark Berezansky, Vice President Judy Inboden, Treasurer Jodi
Youngdahl, and Secretary Barbara Nibert accepted the award on behalf
of the ECOA. The 59-member employee association received the award
for their exemplary volunteer programs dedicated to serve Johnstown
and surrounding communities.
"I wish to congratulate the many dedicated employees at NDIC who freely
volunteer their time throughout the year to provide assistance to worthwhile
causes in the Johnstown area," said Michael T. Horn, Director of NDIC.
"Their volunteer spirit is a testament to their generosity to give back
to the community in which they live and work."
Former Deputy Director Virgil Woolley and ECOA Officers accept the
Community Service Award on behalf of NDIC at the Justice Department
in Washington, D.C.
The ECOA participates in a variety of events to support local charities
and community service groups. Last year the ECOA provided volunteers
for a building project with the Habitat for Humanity of Cambria County,
PA. Employees helped to clear a lot in preparation for a home
building project in the local area. Volunteers also participate
in several food drives per year donating can food items to the St. Vincent
DePaul Food Bank that serves the Cambria County area.
During the winter holiday season, the group coordinates the Treasures
for Children program. Employees donate new holiday gifts for needy
children that are delivered by the Salvation Army and Children's Aid.
In addition, ECOA volunteers visit local nursing homes through the Presents
for Patients program to bring new holiday gifts, sing holiday carols
and provide cookies to the elderly. The ECOA has also assisted
the Cambria County Humane Society with donated pet supplies and cash
contributions.
The largest annual event is the Charity Golf Classic that has raised
nearly $45,000 for local charities during the past three years. This
year, a total of 28 volunteers donated almost 1,000 hours to make the
tournament possible. As a result of their work, the ECOA donated $10,000
this year to Beginnings, a local non-profit association, which provides
early intervention services for parents who have children with developmental
delays.
The ECOA was established in the spring of 2001 and has grown to 59
members.
The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), a component agency of
the U.S. Department of Justice, provides policymakers and law enforcement
decisionmakers with domestic strategic drug intelligence.
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