 The YMCA Volunteer Recogition awards honored Lorraine Passmore at this year’s Somerset Hills YMCA Volunteer Recognition Night.
The event, held on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Old Mill Inn in Basking Ridge, marking the 21th anniversary. The evening provides participating organizations the opportunity to honor their own volunteers, share in the community’s spirit of volunteerism as well as learn about one another’s volunteer programs. The 2008 awards were presented to 17 recipients from fifteen community non-profit organizations from the greater Somerset Hills area.
Lorraine Passmore of Basking Ridge began her 40-plus year love affair with local history soon after moving into an 18th century house in 1967, when she joined what was then called The Basking Ridge Historical Society, now the Historical Society of the Somerset Hills.
In 1976, Passmore, an antiques dealer, sat on the first steering committee for the restoration of the Brick Academy after the township moved offices out of the historic building and turned it over to the Society. From 1977 to 1985 she was the non-profit organization’s secretary and sat on the board of trustees. She became membership chair in 1995 and has managed the office files for many years. Since 2003, she has actively served on the Historic Preservation Committee.
“Volunteering is so important to our society and culture. Think of all the important things that wouldn’t have been if there weren’t volunteers,” said Passmore.
Submitted: November 26, 2008
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Pictured here from left is June Campbell, Trustee and former Chair of The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills and reward recipient Lorraine Passmore, winner of the 2008 YMCA Outstanding Volunteer Award
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