Virginia Living Museum Thanks its Volunteers

Volunteers at the Virginia Living Museum were thanked for their many hours of service to the museum and its visitors with a dinner and recognition ceremony at the Museum in October 2008.

A total of 42 volunteers were recognized for reaching service milestones of 500 hours and above. Among those recognized for hours of service were:

• 11,000 hours, Tede Johnson of Newport News
• 8,000 hours, Naida Nelson of Newport News
• 5,000 hours, Ursula Mecking of Newport News
• 4,000 hours, Kim Becker of Seaford, Christine Dimock of Newport News, Joe Domday of Newport News
• 3,500 hours, Virginia Gall of Newport News, Art Whittaker of Hampton
• 3,000 hours, Claire Hubbard of Newport News, Jan Weinert of Hampton, Elaine Whittaker of Hampton
• 2,500 hours, Jim Buckingham of Poquoson, Mike McDonald of Williamsburg
• 2,000 hours, Patty Riddick of York County, Jack Slack of Newport News, Juanita Slack of Newport News
• 1,500 hours, Sue Gray Al-Salam of Newport News, Joan Baumler of Newport News, Barbara Boyer of Wiliamsburg, Gloria Moore of Newport News
• 1,000 hours, Karen Berger of Newport News, Christopher Fisher of Newport News, Susan Fuchs of Williamsburg, Caye Gerald of York County.

A total of  27 volunteers were recognized for reaching service milestones of five years and above. Among those recognized for years of service were:

• 20 years, Ben Goldman of Hampton, Tede Johnson of Newport News, Nelda Knobloch of Newport News and Jim Stone of Newport News
• 15 years, Joan Baumler of Newport News, Kim Becker of Seaford, Christine Dimock of Newport News, Wes Hill of Newport News, Mike McDonald of Williamsburg
• 10 years, Mary Best of Newport News, Barbara Coleman of Hampton, Shannon Redmond of Newport News and Lou Scarpa of Newport News