The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group (MV-L CDG), a
Main Street Iowa Organization, will host its annual volunteer recognition celebration Tuesday, August 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the lower level of the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. This event, with a fiesta theme, will celebrate the 520 registered MV-L CDG volunteers who cumulatively have logged more than 67,477 volunteer hours since the organization began in 2008.
Enjoy a taco bar with rice and beans, plus chips and salsa while festive music plays. Be sure to stop by the photo opportunity to get your picture taken with Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera. During the event, the following MV-L CDG awards will be presented to local community members:
Volunteer of the Year: Gene Freiburger
Business of the Year: White Tree Bakery
Committee of the Year: Lisbon Historical Preservation Commission
Citizens of the Year: Les and Katrina Garner
“I hope the entire community will join us at our fiesta to celebrate our timeless and tireless volunteers,” said Amy Hall Haney, Chair of the MV-L CDG Organization Committee. “Please dress festively and dig out your best party/fiesta clothes and join us in thanking all who make our communities better.”
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