The CBC was able to carry out its Adopt-a-Bed Program and the annual Home Beautification Contest through email and phone calls despite COVID-19 and the closure of Springfield offices, said Chairman Marianne Nave.
“The volunteer Home Beautification Contest Judges successfully recommended winners for our annual contest and Home of the Week program via “drive-by judging.” We conducted our annual “Home of the Year Judging Day” wearing masks and observing other health requirements during the pandemic,” Nave said. “We hand delivered all of the top awards to the appropriate people, in lieu of having a large gathering at the Courtyard by Marriott. We still have some Numeral Awards to deliver, but feel good about our accomplishments for 2020.”
The following are the 2020 award winners:
- Home of the Year Award - Paul and Laura Maletic for their property at 1515 Pythian Ave. in Springfield. They were also one of 12 Home of the Week winners this past summer.
- Home of the Week winners - Joe Evans and Dustin Hamilton, Ryan and Joyce Trego, George and Colleen Muncy, Dale and Joyce Eichelberger, Preston Hampton, Georgia Stapleton, Naureen Qasim, Suzanne Binz, Dan and Kathy Perkins, Sandra Koons and Henry and Miriam Harshaw.
- First year Shield Awards - Kristopher Rockfield, Dan and Michele Davis, Tim and Kelly Roe, Dale and Joyce Eichelberger, Reed and Gail Welsh, Paul and Laura Maletic, Joshua Painter, Edward Fritz, Jr., April Avery and Laurie Stanton.
- Business of the Year Award - Presented to Roger Sherrock, Chief Executive Officer of The Heritage Center of Clark County Historical Society, 117 S. Fountain Ave.
- Business Award - Medical office of Sanju A. Varghese, MD and Ahsan Ullah, MD, 2205 N. Limestone St.
- Special Awards - Naureen Qasim received the Horticulture Award for her many varieties of flowers, shrubs and trees; the Continuing Beautification Award was presented for Richards, Raff & Dunbar Memorial Home, 838 E. High St.; and the National Trail Parks & Recreation District for its programs to beautify the community, including the floral displays on the bridges and in the parks.
- Neighborhood Improvement Awards - New Carlisle Federal Savings Bank, 1408 N. Limestone St., and Cassano’s Pizza, 2123 S. Limestone St.
- Church Beautification Award - Northminster Presbyterian Church, 400 Villa Road.
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