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THANK YOU!



Thanks to our great sponsors, honorees, dinner committee and guests, the Annual AGE Awards Dinner was a success. Friday April 23rd was an evening filled with laughter and tears.

HONOREES

Dr. Peggy Russell. The AGE Community Service Award recognizes an individual who has chosen to provide services benefiting older adults. Working with frail seniors who have complex health and emotional issues is the challenge that brings Dr Russell the most satisfaction.
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Patti Clark. The AGE Philanthropy Award honors a person or organization whose extraordinary generosity has supported work on behalf of older adults. Patti is involved in many areas of care and concern in her community-Dripping Springs. As a child Patti visited her grandparents in different nursing home settings and became motivated to make certain elderly people received good care.
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Debbie Wilder. The Bert Kruger Smith Vision Award is to recognize a person for foresight and energy in creating and/or implementing programs, services, or legislation which serves older adults. In 2001, Debbie introduced to the congregation of Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church the concept of free social-model respite care for people with dementia.
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Louise Froelich. The Willie Kocurek Vital Aging Award recognizes an older adult for accomplishments in the arena of self-determination, self-sufficiency, civic engagement and quality of life. Louise Froelich has only been an Austin resident since 1990. Yet in these years she has been, and remains an important contributor to the community.
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Rededication of the AGE Professional Spirit Award in memory of Marty Rose. Marty, a long time advocate for seniors in Williamson County, has been honored posthumously as the namesake for the AGE Professional Spirit Award.
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EVENT PHOTOS!





2010 Dinner Sponsors

Thank you to our generous sponsors of the
16th Annual AGE Awards Dinner!


Premier Sponsor



Community Sponsor



Platinum & Band Sponsor



Joyce Lauck

Carl & Liby Beck

Gold Sponsors





Louise Froelich

Silver Sponsors

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kozmetsky













Bronze Sponsors

360 Balance

Amerigroup

Anonymous

Larry Gfeller

Geriatric Care Consultants LLC

Jim & Gina Maunder

Jack Pope

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