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Volunteers in Parks Banquet
CRPA annually hosts our Volunteers in the Parks (VIP) Banquet each January to recognize the previous year’s volunteers. During this banquet, guests enjoy dinner, a motivational speaker, prizes and gifts, and one volunteer from each group is recognized as a volunteer of the year for that organization. From those selected by their respective groups as the volunteer(s) of the year, a panel of judges selects one volunteer as the Cherokee County Distinguished Volunteer of the Year.
2022 Volunteers of the Year
Distinguished Volunteer of the Year - Mike Grummer
Excellence in Volunteer Service Award - GA Academy Baseball & Softball Club
Allatoona Rowing Association - Larry Lodisio
Canton Baseball - Duffy Sparks
Cherokee County Special Olympics - Merry Hofmeister
Cherokee Senior Softball Association - Marty Aftewicz
Cherokee Impact Soccer - Riley Wildeman
Cherokee Youth Basketball (CYB) - Mike Grummer
Cherokee Youth Football Association - Jason Van Vacter
Cherokee Youth Girls Flag Football (CYGFF) - Jeb White
Cherokee Youth Lacrosse (CYL) - Ben Wyne
Cherokee Youth Softball (CYS) - Ken McKenzie
Cherokee Hockey In-Line League (CHILL) - Matt Hackett
Creekview Boys Youth Lacrosse - Chris Aiello
Creekview Girls Youth Lacrosse - Robbie Fletcher
Dwight Terry Baseball - Deb Wright
East Cherokee Baseball - Rodd Thrasher
Friends of Garland Mountain - Jesse Brookshire
Georgia Academy - Josh Blackmon
Hobgood Baseball - Tim Smith
Leisure Spectrum/ Community Outreach - Delaine Cagle
NASA Top Hat Soccer - Cesar Fernandez
North Cherokee Baseball - Harmony Parton
North Georgia Falcons - Jeff Hodges
Pelicans Swim Team - Ashley Donahue
SORBA Woodstock - Leigh Pruitt
Past Excellence in Volunteer Service Award
- 2021 - Friends of Garland Mountain
- 2020 - SORBA Woodstock
- 2019 - Hobgood Baseball
- 2018 - Friends of Garland Mountain
Past Distinguished Volunteers
- 2021 - Yvonne Curtis - Georgia Academy
- 2020 - Mollie Guy - Cherokee County Special Olympics
- 2019 - Delaine Cagle - Leisure Spectrum
- 2018 - Rob & Tracie Strozier - Miracle League
- 2017 - Lori Bane - Hobgood Baseball
- 2016 - Ray Deluca - Cherokee Senior Softball Association
- 2015 - Amy Turcotte - CYFA, Holly Pineda - Special Olympics
- 2014 - Duffy Sparks - Cherokee Youth Baseball
- 2013 - Delaney Spurlock - Leisure Spectrum
- 2012 - Steve Diamond - CHILL
- 2011 - Dan Carmicheal - Cherokee Reds
- 2010 - Marguerite White - CYFA