List of Community Heroes
The Montgomery County Civic Federation regularly honors people and organizations from our
community that are heroes -- taking time from their lives, and working hard to make the county a
better place for all of us. The following is a list of all those who have been honored as Community
Heroes from 2004 to the present.
April 2013 Safe Healthy Playing Fields Coalition
March 2013 South Four Corners Civic Association and Harriett Quinn, for efforts in opposing
application for excessively intensive Special Exception in SFCCA neighborhood
February 2013 Jean Cavanaugh, Marilyn Piety, Naomi Spinrad & William Mentzer, for work on
legislation amending county Accessory Apartment standards and approval process
January 2013 David Reile & Barbara Suddarth, Olney master plan and environment defenders
December 2012 Sophia Maravell, local and organic food and agriculture educator/activist
May 2012 Brickyard Coalition, and Sara Shor of "Save Nick's Organic Farm"
April 2012 David Lucia, Head Coach of Montgomery Cheetahs, one of only three
special needs youth ice hockey clubs in Maryland
March 2012 Little Falls Watershed Alliance, water quality activitists
February 2012 Judith Higgins and Eleanor Duckett, land use planning and zoning activists
January 2012 Janis Zink Sartucci, education activist
November 2011 Neighborhood Montgomery, countywide zoning and land use education
and activism group
October 2011 Marvin Weinman, budget and fiscal issues activist
September 2011 Washington Revels
June 2011 Save Our Parks/Preserve Our Community Coalition, Rosemary Hills-
Lyttonsville neighborhood group
May 2011 George Lane, public safety advocate
April 2011 Gordon Clark, community gardens activist
March 2011 Mike Heyser, for volunteer education & training activities on farming and
local food production
November 2010 Members of the Young Activist Club at Piney Branch Elementary School,
and Sponsors Nadine Bloch and Brenda Platt
May 2010 Donna Baron, community activist
April 2010 Karen Roper, community activist
April 2009 Plyers Mill Crossing HOA, Plyers Mill Estates, and McKenny Hills Carroll
Knolls Civic Association
January 2009 Sandy Spring-Ashton Rural Preservation Consortium
September 2008 Dick Kauffunger, community activist
June 2008 Faye Nabavian, Pat Price and Al Geske, community activists
January 2008 Diane Cameron, environmental activist
December 2007 Harriet Lurensky Kuhn and Sue Ghosh Stricklett, community activists
May 2007 Eileen Finnegan, community activist
April 2007 Bernie Fisken, community activist
December 2006 Bette Petrides, environmental and community activist
October 2006 Steve Kanstoroom, community activist
October 2005 Clarksburg Town Center Advisory Committee
September 2005 Carol Green and Barbara Siegel, community activists
April 2005 Save Seven Locks School Coalition
October 2004 Laura Van Tosh, mental health advocate
September 2004 Bill Henry, Kay Cummins and VASAP Volunteers
May 2004 Ira Shesser, community activist
April 2004 Nancy Wendt, community activist
March 2004 Andrew White, volunteer fireman
February 2004 Dan Tuten, community activist
January 2004 Law Firm of Knopf & Brown
community that are heroes -- taking time from their lives, and working hard to make the county a
better place for all of us. The following is a list of all those who have been honored as Community
Heroes from 2004 to the present.
April 2013 Safe Healthy Playing Fields Coalition
March 2013 South Four Corners Civic Association and Harriett Quinn, for efforts in opposing
application for excessively intensive Special Exception in SFCCA neighborhood
February 2013 Jean Cavanaugh, Marilyn Piety, Naomi Spinrad & William Mentzer, for work on
legislation amending county Accessory Apartment standards and approval process
January 2013 David Reile & Barbara Suddarth, Olney master plan and environment defenders
December 2012 Sophia Maravell, local and organic food and agriculture educator/activist
May 2012 Brickyard Coalition, and Sara Shor of "Save Nick's Organic Farm"
April 2012 David Lucia, Head Coach of Montgomery Cheetahs, one of only three
special needs youth ice hockey clubs in Maryland
March 2012 Little Falls Watershed Alliance, water quality activitists
February 2012 Judith Higgins and Eleanor Duckett, land use planning and zoning activists
January 2012 Janis Zink Sartucci, education activist
November 2011 Neighborhood Montgomery, countywide zoning and land use education
and activism group
October 2011 Marvin Weinman, budget and fiscal issues activist
September 2011 Washington Revels
June 2011 Save Our Parks/Preserve Our Community Coalition, Rosemary Hills-
Lyttonsville neighborhood group
May 2011 George Lane, public safety advocate
April 2011 Gordon Clark, community gardens activist
March 2011 Mike Heyser, for volunteer education & training activities on farming and
local food production
November 2010 Members of the Young Activist Club at Piney Branch Elementary School,
and Sponsors Nadine Bloch and Brenda Platt
May 2010 Donna Baron, community activist
April 2010 Karen Roper, community activist
April 2009 Plyers Mill Crossing HOA, Plyers Mill Estates, and McKenny Hills Carroll
Knolls Civic Association
January 2009 Sandy Spring-Ashton Rural Preservation Consortium
September 2008 Dick Kauffunger, community activist
June 2008 Faye Nabavian, Pat Price and Al Geske, community activists
January 2008 Diane Cameron, environmental activist
December 2007 Harriet Lurensky Kuhn and Sue Ghosh Stricklett, community activists
May 2007 Eileen Finnegan, community activist
April 2007 Bernie Fisken, community activist
December 2006 Bette Petrides, environmental and community activist
October 2006 Steve Kanstoroom, community activist
October 2005 Clarksburg Town Center Advisory Committee
September 2005 Carol Green and Barbara Siegel, community activists
April 2005 Save Seven Locks School Coalition
October 2004 Laura Van Tosh, mental health advocate
September 2004 Bill Henry, Kay Cummins and VASAP Volunteers
May 2004 Ira Shesser, community activist
April 2004 Nancy Wendt, community activist
March 2004 Andrew White, volunteer fireman
February 2004 Dan Tuten, community activist
January 2004 Law Firm of Knopf & Brown
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