Valley United Way is accepting nominations for the 2010 Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award for community service in the Valley area.
The award is named for Charles H. Flynn who was the publisher of the Evening Sentinel and a very active community leader.
Following his death in 1969, this award was established because of his lifelong dedicated service to the entire Valley. The award was presented for the first time in 1971 to Alice Russ Cochran of Shelton.
Fred Ortoli of Oxford was the 2009 winner.
The full list of all 40 previous winners can be found on the United Way website.
Nominations may be sent to Valley United Way at:
Valley United Way
3 Corporate Drive, Suite 501
Shelton, CT 06484
They may also be submitted electronically on Valley United Way’s website: valleyunitedway.org.
The award will be presented at Valley United Way’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner in April.
Valley United Way is the leading philanthropic resource for the Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton matching the needs of the community and the interests of donors to improve the quality of life in the community. United Way supports and creates initiatives addressing youth, families and people in crisis. Each year Valley United Way funds programs and organizations that make a measurable difference in the lives of people living and working in the Valley.
