Alpine Public Library Recognizes Its Volunteers
Alpine Public Library recognized three of its volunteers with awards at the 2008 luncheon for Volunteer Big Bend on Monday in Alpine. Chris Ruggia was the first recipient, for his service on the Board of Directors as a former officer of the board and chair of various committees, as well as being “the go-to guy for graphics and Web Page design and maintenance.”
The second recipient was Marilyn Terry, who has served as President of the Friends of the Alpine Public Library. Her many hours of volunteering included organizing several book sales, at locations ranging from Re-Reads to the Center for Big Bend Studies Conference.
The third award-winner was Gail Lewis, for her service to the Friends of the Alpine Public Library. From the remarks delivered at the luncheon, “she particularly enriches the lives of the library’s homebound patrons by taking the time to understand each home-bound patron’s interest and takes them books and books on tape on a regular basis.”
This week the Alpine Public Library also recognized significant donors to the institution, with a spotlight on Kathy and Albert Bork, Anne and Malcolm Calaway, Elizabeth Foley, Nina Foley, Jim and Macy Chionsini, Kay and Don Green, Joan and Herb Kelleher, McDonald’s of Alpine (and Irma Campbell), Mary Jane and Vic Morgan, Carol and Pete Peterson, Jan and Harold Skaggs, Mary V Stringfellow, Becky and King Terry, Texas Disposal Systems, West Texas National Bank and Big Bend Telephone .