NNI Volunteer of the Month
Volunteers are at the heart of any community, and we depend on volunteers to help us help your neighbors, and your community. All of our volunteers are special, but some go so far out of the normal in helping our community that we recognize their special efforts as our "Volunteers of the Month".
Please join Northland Neighborhoods, Inc. in both thanking and congratulating these very special individuals.
2009 Volunteers of the Month
September, 2009 - Louis and Ometa Kadera
In the post-war years, Louis and Ometa moved to a small house on Pursell Road where they helped form the City of Gladstone. Louis began a 30-year stint as a scoutmaster and, in the mid-1990s, Louis and Ometa helped establish the hugely successful mentoring movement called YouthFriends for North Kansas City School District... (More...)
Erin Kinghorn is a prime example of the volunteer exploits of Northland young people. Erin, age 15 and a student at North Kansas City High School, has lived in the Northland all her life. She has volunteered at Synergy Safe House and helped at NNI’s Safe Trick or Treat Halloween event... (More...)
Russ Gresham says volunteering keeps him active, connected to the community and involved in his neighborhood. These days, he manages the tool library for the Chaumiere Neighborhood Association... (More...)
March, 2009 - Richard and Joyce Dyer
In many ways, the Dyers are typical salt-of-the-earth Northlanders. They worked for two lifetimes, raised children and finally retired. But they don’t believe in just sitting around. (More...)
January, 2009 - Frank Dillenkoffer
Even after a lifetime of public service, some people never stop giving. Frank Dillenkoffer is one of those people. (More...)
2008 Volunteers of the Month
December, 2008 - Norma and George Cartmill
George and Norma Cartmill have become an important part of the NNI family over the last 2 years. Both have become veteran volunteers at NNI,... (More...)
November, 2008 - Margaret Straub
Margaret helps with NNI’s monthly newsletter mailing and worked on the first annual Halloween Safe Trick or Treat event. Treasurer of the Chaumiere Neighborhood Association for 5 years, she also serves on neighborhood association committees... (More...)
October, 2008 - Yvonne Herrick
Yvonne Herrick is a Chaumiere Neighborhood champion. She has served as secretary, vice president, and president of the neighborhood association. At NNI, Yvonne has served as both a volunteer and a contract employee... (More...)
September, 2008 - Harold Foster and Vern Linscott
Harold Foster and Vern Linscott were very busy this summer supervising young volunteers from YouthWorks. They watched over a dozen young workers and their adult supervisors relentlessly sprucing up the Cooley Highlands Neighborhood. (More...)
Jan has been a bright light for Northland Neighborhoods by volunteering monthly with newsletter mailings, special mailings, attending monthly senior workshops, always with a smile on her face... (More...)
Linda Cochran has been a key ingredient in the success of the Ravenwood-Summerset Neighborhood Association. She has championed welcome baskets for newcomers to the neighborhood and writes the quarterly newsletter... (More...)
June, 2008 - Marty Schuettpelz
Marty now divides his volunteering among NNI, Shepherds Center of the Northland, and the Sherwood Estates Homes Association. He has been an NNI Board Member since 2005... (More...)
Pat spends many hours doing clean-ups and helps supervise kids who perform community service in Maple Park. She volunteered to supervise Hot Summer Nights, a basketball and dancing program for kids 13 to 17... (More...)
April, 2008 - Anita McWilliams
Anita McWilliams knows the importance of being a positive influence in her community. With a generous spirit its own reward she jumps into projects expecting nothing in return... (More...)
March, 2008 - Paula and Roger Brooks
Paula and Roger Brooks generously donate their time to Northland Neighborhoods because they want to make a difference in their community... (More...)
January, 2008 - Ernie and Winnie Price
Ernie and Winnie Price are two dedicated volunteers who donate their time to Northland Neighborhoods, Inc. and many other organizations... (More...)
