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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HARTFORD PRESENTS ANNUAL AWARDS
PRESIDENT’S AWARD – KATIE S. MARTIN
The purpose of the President’s Award is to recognize individuals or organizations that have made an outstanding contribution
to the philosophies and programs of the Junior League of Hartford (JLH). Dr. Katie S. Martin, assistant professor of
Nutrition and Public Health at St Joseph’s University, meets that criterion. We are honored to name her as the 2015 JLH
President’s Award recipient.
Katie’s tenure with the JLH goes back to 2008 when she approached us to assist with Freshplace, our then fledgling collaboration
with Chrysalis Center and Foodshare. Katie was a huge asset right from the start. She helped to define and refine
the JLH’s processes and research methodologies by lending her expertise. She has a deep background working with food
pantries, End Hunger CT and with national research on hunger and poverty. She brought to
Freshplace both a “real world” perspective, as well as an eye to strategically develop our operations
to support our goals. She also identified, wrote and was awarded grants needed to
fund her involvement and that of her graduate student research team. She has published
several articles on her work with Freshplace, and the replication manual for Freshplace that
we now have available to interested food pantries and agencies would not have been written
as it is today without Katie.
JLH members recall Katie saying that she was destined to do Freshplace and that it brought
together all the elements of her life’s work. They have stated that Katie was the missing link,
which was needed to give validity to Freshplace.
ACTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD – PIPER MCPHERSON
The JLH Active of the Year for 2015 is a transfer to our league. She transferred
last February at which time she joined the provisional classes. She became a
JLH active in the Spring of 2014. This year, she has exceeded all requirements
made of our members. She attended all membership meetings this year, has
participated in community volunteering and training, and has held two active
placements, Show House Boutique Committee and Membership Meetings Committee.
This award winner exemplifies a great Junior League member. Congratulations
to Piper McPherson on being named the Junior League of Hartford's
Active of the Year.
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