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Second Annual C SE Awards Community Awards for Service Excellence Sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank Honoring Unsung Volunteers in Carlynton-Montour C ongratulations to our 2014 CASE Award Winners. The awards are presented to individual volunteers, nonprofit organizations and corporations who have demonstrated exceptional service to the community through direct volunteer efforts or support of non-profits. They represent a cross section of young and old from 25 western Pennsylvania communities. Each awardee has exhibited extraordinary levels of service to the community by donating their time, talents and money. IN Community Magazines congratulates all of our honorees. It is your devotion to helping others that makes our communities great places to live. This year’s CASE Awards are sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank. Volunteer of the Year Carlynton School District Transition Coordinator Maggi Mishkin helps any student who is over age 14 with a disability to identify their life and career goal. She stands out as a dedicated professional not only in this role but also in her many volunteer roles as she lives her life to help others. For those reasons, Mishkin is the recipient of the Community Awards of Service Excellence (CASE) Volunteer of the Year Award. In addition to all that she does for students with disabilities, she organizes the Carlynton Chapter of the Special Olympics, for which she serves as administrator. She is dedicated to ensuring that every child with a disability who wants to participate has that opportunity. She also invites more typically developing peers, as she knows that character development grows as we help others. In this role, Mishkin has touched the lives of hundreds of children with and without disabilities. 32 724.942.0940 to advertise | Carlynton-Montour