Nominations for Role Models now being accepted
The St. Mary Parish Foundation will honor the Philanthropist of the Year and its Role Models at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City.
The foundation is accepting nominations for the 2018 Role Models. The award is given to an individual whose profession makes a significant charitable impact in communities throughout St. Mary Parish.
There will be an award given to an individual from each profession listed below:
— Agriculture & Fisheries – someone in agriculture, agribusiness or fisheries
— Arts – music, art, decorative arts (interior design), construction design
— Business – retail, industry, banking, accounting
— Education – teacher or administrator who has made an impact
— Health care – doctors, vets, paramedic, hospital administration, nursing
— Service – public service, police, firefighter, volunteerism
— Other – any other areas not designated above.
You can submit your nomination by visiting www.CFAcadiana.org/RoleModels. The deadline to submit a nomination is Tuesday, March 13. For more information, please contact Cecil Hernandez at cahernandez@conradindustries.com. Board Members of the St. Mary Parish Foundation will select the 2018 Role Models.
The Role Models honored during the 2017 Gala were Clint Judice, Agriculture; Dominique Thomas, Arts; Victoria Simoneaux, Business; Claire Guarisco, Educaiton; Drs. Carla and Jared Thurston, Healthcare; an dNakisha Singleton; Public Service and Volunteerism.
In 2016, the Role Models honored were Danny Luke, Agriculture; Lisa Parsiola, Arts; Jeremy Callais, Business; Niki Fryou, Education; Drs. Abby and Bill Cefalu; Phyllis and Matthew Glover, Public Service and Volunteerism.
The St. Mary Parish Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Acadiana and has a separate board of directors, specifically for the benefit of St. Mary Parish.
The purpose of the St. Mary Parish Foundation is to fund programs which broadly impact St. Mary Parish and to focus on enhancing the quality of life in St. Mary Parish.
Visit http://www.cfacadiana.org/StMary for a list of the local board of directors or for more information.
The Community Foundation of Acadiana’s core purpose is to building legacies and improving communities by connecting generous people to the causes they care about. CFA is south Louisiana’s premier philanthropic organization benefiting our region, with a particular focus on the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Mary, St. Martin and Vermilion. CFA has realized cumulative gifts exceeding $225 million and has made cumulative grants of more than $107 million. Learn more at http://www.cfacadiana.org