Cairns earns Community Action volunteer of the year

Cairns has been a member of the Senior Corps-RSVP since January 1995 and has over 7,555 volunteer hours at the Clarion Free Library and Clarion Hospital.

She was nominated for the volunteer of the year award by Clarion Hospital staff, represented by Patti Bell from Clarion Hospital volunteer services. Bell stated, “Janet has worked in various departments in the hospital including the gift shop, materials management, The Cancer Center, and the information desk.

“Janet is an exceptional volunteer who is always willing to train new recruits. Janet is very versatile and is willing to learn new job functions. With over 23 years of volunteer service at Clarion Hospital, Janet has provided passionate care to our community and is an important member of our team.”

Proclamations recognizing Cairns and her dedication to serving the community were presented by Diane Porter from State Representative Donna Oberlander’s (R-63) office, Barbara Ives from U.S. Rep. Glenn T. Thompson’s (R-5) office, and Wayne Brosius, Clarion County Commissioner.

She was one of 145 volunteers from Clarion County honored at the luncheon for their dedication and service.

In the past 12 months 118 Clarion County Senior Corps-RSVP members volunteered 10,442 hours with local libraries, senior centers, health care facilities, schools, non-profit organizations, and community events.

Volunteers were honored for five, ten, 15, and 20 years of service and received awards for 500 hours or more of individual service.

Anyone age 55 or over who is interested in utilizing their skills and talents to improve their community and change people’s lives can become a member of Community Action Inc.’s Senior Corps-RSVP. Call Samantha Schrecengost, Senior Corps-RSVP project director at (814) 938-3302, ext. 236, or toll-free at (800) 648-3381 or via e-mail volunteer@jccap.org