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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Seven Area Women Honored for Service

By Laura Nesbitt
Mountain View Telegraph
    Many women dedicate their lives to community service with little or no recognition.
    On March 25, U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson officially recognized 61 women who volunteer to work with veterans, nonprofits, homeless programs and other "everyday women" who work in our communities without recognition. Seven of the women are from the East Mountain and Estancia Valley areas.
    This is the fourth year that Wilson has asked people in the community to nominate women who dedicate themselves to special community service in honor of Women's History Month in March. The year's theme is "Women Change America."
    The 61 women were honored with certificates and a summary of their achievements at a ceremony with refreshments at Albuquerque Academy.
    Each woman's name was recorded in the Congressional Record, said Enrique Carlos Knell, communications director for Wilson.
    According to Knell, the following women from the East Mountain and Estancia Valley areas were nominated along with the reasons for their nominations:
   

Linda Barbour was a founding member and president of the East Mountain Coalition of Neighborhood and Landowner Associations. She was important in initiating the permanent memorial for Deputy James McGrane.
   

Sonja Britton is a chairwoman and creator of the DWI Memorial of Perpetual Tears in Moriarty. Britton volunteers with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
   

Margaret Carroll has worked as secretary of the East Mountain Coalition of Neighborhood and Landowner Associations. She has served as president of the DWI Improvement Planning Council.
   

Evelyn Gutierrez has volunteered as a program director for Thomas Baca's Food Pantry for more than 15 years. She travels 64 miles round trip from Chilili to Albuquerque several times a month to volunteer for the program.
   

Betty Ann Miller serves on the board of the Read "Write" Adult Literacy Program. She serves on the board of the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy.
   

Linda Smith is the director of the Bethel Community Storehouse in Moriarty.
   

Wanda Sullenger is a member of the Mountainair Volunteer Fire Department.