Mark Brady

Lloyd Rohler

1/20/10

COM 345

Presentation Speech

Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming here and joining us in honoring one of our very own United Way volunteers. Every day we come together hand in hand to help those in our surrounding communities so that they may move forward in their journey in life. Today we are here for one of our own that has always given nothing less than 100% effort.

We will be presenting the lifetime achievement award. We give this award out to a well deserved individual who has given not only their time and money as a sacrifice for others, but more importantly their heart and soul has been in their volunteer work from day one. This person always exceeds their expectations and strives to make a positive difference in others lives.

There are many people in our organization that have been nominated. Every one of them are noble persons who deserve it, unfortunately we only have one award. But we want to thank all of you for your praiseworthy work and devoted time.

This particular individual has committed themselves to their volunteer work since the day they came to our organization. This person has always put others first and made them feel like they were the most important person at that time. He has volunteered countless hours; always making sure things are done to their best capability. He has accomplished great tasks that were up against him. He started our Wilmington, North Carolina chapter and it has been such a success; we are so proud of him. He has also found a way for United Way to come hand in hand with other organizations to make a severe change in the way we look and do things; our organization is better because of him. He always makes sure that the people get the proper care and pointed in the right direction. I heard him once say “If you fish for a man, he can eat for a day. If you teach a man to fish, he can eat for a lifetime.” This is a quote from someone who truly cares about others well being.

We here at United Way want to show our deepest appreciation for this person who has made such a great impact on our organization and we are proud to have them be a part of what we represent. We want to give this person a trip on a cruise for a week for him and his wife, which I’m sure they will have a lovely time. Will you all please stand and join me in congratulating, Ron Sanders.