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Community volunteer Tom Row receives mayoral proclamation

Posted at 11:11 am November 24, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge resident Thomas Row, center, who has been a volunteer with more than 40 nonprofit and professional organizations throughout his life, was honored with a mayoral proclamation at the City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Also pictured are City Council members Jim Dodson, right, and Hans Vogel. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge)

Oak Ridge resident Thomas Row, center, who has been a volunteer with more than 40 nonprofit and professional organizations throughout his life, was honored with a mayoral proclamation at the City Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Also pictured are City Council members Jim Dodson, right, and Hans Vogel. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge)

 

Oak Ridge resident Thomas Row, who has been a volunteer with more than 40 nonprofit and professional organizations throughout his life, was honored with a mayoral proclamation at the City Council meeting this month.

The proclamation recognized Row’s distinguished service and contributions to the community, the City of Oak Ridge said in its November 2017 newsletter.

Several of the more than 40 nonprofit and professional organizations where Row has been a volunteer have had a significant impact on Oak Ridge and Anderson County, the city said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: ADFAC, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award, City Council, City of Oak Ridge, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, mayoral proclamation, Oak Ridge, Tom Row

MCLinc sponsors ADFAC, Bow Tie Event

Posted at 2:53 pm November 11, 2017
By Annie Cacheiro Leave a Comment

Pictured above from left, ADFAC representatives Annie Cacheiro and Louise Mixon accept a corporate contribution from McLinc representatives Barry Stephenson and Michele Sanders. (Submitted photo)

Pictured above from left, ADFAC representatives Annie Cacheiro and Louise Mixon accept a corporate contribution from McLinc representatives Barry Stephenson and Michele Sanders. (Submitted photo)

 

Materials and Chemistry Laboratory Inc., or MCLinc, is a sponsor for ADFAC’s 2017 Corporate Membership Campaign, and the company is also a sponsor for this year’s Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Event, which will be held Saturday, November 11, a press release said.

MCLinc’s President and Chief Executive Officer Barry Stephenson and Laboratory Manager Michele Sanders met recently with ADFAC representatives to celebrate their corporate support for the local agency.

MCLinc is a commercial applied research company providing high-quality consulting and analytical testing for industrial forensics, materials characterization, environmental chemistry, and process optimization, the press release said.

“As MCLinc is an employee-owned company, all corporate charitable gifts are generously supported by the employees,” Stephenson said. “I am so pleased that our company and our employees are able and excited about supporting such a worthy cause as ADFAC. We are very much looking forward to the Bow Tie Award Event this year as we all celebrate local volunteer Tom Row.”

See previous story on the Bow Tie Award Event here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge Tagged With: ADFAC, ADFAC McLinc Bow Tie, Annie Cacheiro, Barry Stephenson, Bear Stephenson, Bill Wilcox, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Event, Bow Tie Award Event, Cande Seay, Kathy Stimpson, Louise Mixon, Materials and Chemistry Laboratory Inc., MCLinc, Michele Sanders, Ray Smith, Tim Myrick, Tom Row

Local volunteer Tom Row to be honored at ADFAC Bow Tie Award Event on Saturday

Posted at 3:30 am November 9, 2017
By Annie Cacheiro Leave a Comment

Tom Row

Tom Row

 

ADFAC’s Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award Event will be held Saturday, November 11, and it will honor local volunteer Tom Row.

The Bow Tie Award Event is from 5-10 p.m. Saturday at the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Ridge. Row is the fifth winner of the Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award.

Also Saturday, ADFAC will posthumously honor Kathy Stimpson, whose committed efforts to help those less fortunate led to the inspiration and establishment of ADFAC in the mid 1980s, a press release said.

The Bow Tie Award Event is designed to honor a local volunteer and serve as a signature fundraising event for ADFAC and the Bow Tie Endowment Fund, which was established to ensure the short and long-term sustainability of ADFAC. Previous Bow Tie Award winners include Ray Smith (2013), Tim Myrick (2014), Cande Seay (2015), and Bear Stephenson (2016). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: ADFAC, ADFAC Bow Tie Tom Row, Bear Stephenson, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award Event, Bow Tie Endowment Fund, Cande Seay, Carol Smallridge, Elaine Graham, Kathie Shearer, Ray Smith, Tim Myrick, Tom Row

ADFAC to honor Cande Seay with Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award

Posted at 3:09 pm October 25, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Cande Seay

Cande Seay

 

ADFAC will honor dedicated volunteer and advocate Cande Seay with its Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award in a celebration and fundraiser on Tuesday.

It’s the Third Annual Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Celebration and Fundraiser. It will be held Tuesday, October 27, from 5:30-8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Life Center in Oak Ridge.

“Our community will come together to honor this very special lady, and we hope family, friends, past coworkers, and the many admirers of Cande Seay will join us!” a press release said.

Seay was unanimously chosen earlier this year as the 2015 winner of ADFAC’s Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award. Previous winners of the prestigious award have been Ray Smith and the late Tim Myrick. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: ADFAC, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Celebration and Fundraiser, Cande Seay, Ray Smith, St. Mary's Parish Life Center, Tim Myrick

‘Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award’ to honor Myrick on Oct. 30

Posted at 12:17 am October 27, 2014
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ADFAC Bow Tie Event Committee

Members of ADFAC’s Bow Tie Event Committee are pictured above. (Submitted photo)

 

Submitted

Get your best bow ties ready—the second annual “Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award” will be presented on Thursday, October 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Y-12’s New Hope Center.

The Bow Tie Award and Fund was established in 2013 to honor the memory of Bill Wilcox. Known for his trademark bow ties, Wilcox was an active and loyal supporter of numerous community, civic, and religious organizations, including ADFAC. The Bow Tie Award honors local individuals who, like Wilcox, selflessly share their gifts for the betterment and well-being of the community and its citizens.

“We are pleased to announce the committee has unanimously selected Tim Myrick as the recipient of the 2014 Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award,” said Louise Mixon, chair of the Bow Tie committee. “Tim is a delightful example of the values this award seeks to recognize. His steadfast commitment to ADFAC and many other organizations made him an easy choice for this distinction.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: ADFAC, Becky Hook, Bill Wilcox, Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award, Bill Williams, Bow Tie Award and Fund, Jamie LaRose, Louise Mixon, New Hope Center, Tim Myrick, WBIR

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