BRUNSWICK — Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks will award its Peacemaker of Year honor on Saturday at the 10 a.m. opening of the Peace Fair at Brunswick Commons. Five other individuals will be recognized as well.
The top award will be given to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program whose mission is to reduce hunger by providing food assistance, sustainable living education and referral services to households living at or below poverty.
MCHPP serves Brunswick, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Durham, Harpswell, Lisbon and Topsham.
John Dennen, last year’s award recipient, will present this year’s award.
The award will be received by interim executive director Karen Parker.
In addition, five individuals will be honored. They are described by a news release as follows:
— Chana Boone is a counselor who has worked at the Learning & Recovery Center and at Mid Coast Hospital’s Emergency Department. She meets crisis situations with calm and compassionate support.
— Donna Maria Bordeaux is a physical therapist who brings joy and dynamism and love of life to every one she treats.
— Carol Daigneault has written a small book called, “I Hold the Power of Peace,” and has facilitates groups that consider what that means.
— Patsy Norton, devoted many years of her life as a registered nurse at Bath Memorial Hospital and has continued to give of her skills and her love as a volunteer at Mid Coast Hospital. She is an active member of the nonprofit group Bread for the World.
— Michael Saraydarian is a practicing surgeon at Foot & Ankle Associates in Brunswick and spends time every year at a clinic in Honduras where he consults as a volunteer with hundreds of patients and performs 40 to 50 operations a year for people who would otherwise have no hope of recovery from pain and inactivity.
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