{"id":6049,"date":"2022-09-18T20:41:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T03:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/amador-valley\/?page_id=6049"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T00:18:52","slug":"ada-edwards-laughlin-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/amador-valley\/about-us\/ada-edwards-laughlin-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ada Edwards Laughlin Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carolyn Pitcher is a long-time member of Assistance League\u00ae of Amador Valley, and has served as the Corresponding Secretary, the Chair of Screening Eyes Early Program, and Vice President Philanthropic Programs.<\/p>\n

Recently, as Mentor Chair, she reworked and revised the program, which is now flourishing with many existing members serving as mentors to those who have newly joined our chapter. Carolyn also assists her husband, Dave, in selling hundreds of plants to local Rotary members in very generous support of our annual Poinsettia Sale fundraiser.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”How The Ada Edwards Laughlin Award Came To Be” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-heart” color=”blue” add_icon=”true”][vc_custom_heading text=”History” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_column_text]Award recipients are chapter members who have been a member for a significant number of years, and have given outstanding \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d service. The award is named for the co-founder of Assistance League who was less visible and filled the role of hardworking \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d assistant to Anne Banning.<\/p>\n

Ada Edwards Laughlin was a graduate of Stanford University (1898) and a pioneer with women\u2019s college basketball. She was active in many Los Angeles organizations but her favorite was Assistance League. She was instrumental in the development of Assistance League as a national organization in 1935.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”” color=”blue”][vc_custom_heading text=”Past Award Recipients” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”7157″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” border_color=”blue” css=”.vc_custom_1716163341975{border-radius: 35px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2023:\u00a0 <\/strong>Marti Vattuone<\/p>\n

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2022:\u00a0 <\/strong>Barb McDonald<\/p>\n

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2021:\u00a0 <\/strong>Bobbie Kosnik<\/p>\n

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2020:\u00a0 <\/strong>Lois Cox<\/p>\n

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2019<\/strong>:\u00a0 Genene Hill<\/p>\n

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2018<\/strong>:\u00a0 Marsha Reid<\/p>\n

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2013:\u00a0 <\/strong>Nancy Carter<\/p>\n

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2010:\u00a0 <\/strong>Yvonne Smith<\/p>\n

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2009<\/strong>:\u00a0 Jean Cole<\/p>\n

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