Phoenix Human Relations Commission Awardees Announced At MLK Breakfast
Phoenix Human Relations Commission Awardees Announced At MLK Breakfast
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream Awards 2005 recipients are: William "Bill" Dickey, Dr. Paul Eppinger, Charles Fanniel, Lal Fernando, Dr. John Molina and Ted Williams.
William "Bill" Dickey, known as the Pied Piper of college golf, has dedicated his adult life to helping minority and disadvantaged youth have the opportunity to play golf. His goal is to use golf to assist these young minority men and women to develop their skills and use these skills to get a college education. Dickey started the National Minority Junior Golf Scholarship Association and, through the association, provided minority and disadvantaged golfers with the opportunity to develop their golf skills, get a college education and become productive adults. To date, the association has provided more than $1 million in scholarships to nearly 100 college students.
Dr. Paul Eppinger, executive director of the Arizona Interfaith Movement, attended the March on Washington to hear Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and has committed himself to helping others ever since. He has served as a minister in four congregations where he helped institute programs for the less fortunate. He was instrumental in beginning Joshua Tree, a support group and weekly luncheon for people with HIV and AIDS. He also established the Respite Shelter, a nine-bed care facility for homeless men who, when they were discharged from the hospital, had no where to go to recuperate. In addition, Eppinger was the statewide director of the "Victory Together" campaign to make Arizona the only state to declare a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by the vote of its residents. For the past 17 years, Eppinger has served as chairman of the Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast.
Charles Fanniel, now retired, has served as president of the Maricopa County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was a chief union negotiator, former member of the National Rainbow Coalition and a 35-year employee of the city of Phoenix Public Works Department. He headed the Maricopa County NAACP for 10 years and was responsible for establishing and rewarding the first scholarship program for the local NAACP in its 75-year history. He also was instrumental in awarding 51 scholarships and more than $63,000 to deserving local high school students. In addition, as a voter registrar, Fanniel spent 20 years registering more than 8,500 people to vote. In 1996, Fanniel received the highest and most prestigious award presented by the NAACP, the Roy Wilkins Award, for more than a decade of community, civil and human rights service.
Lal Fernando, founder and chairman of the board of the New Era Children's Fund, has dedicated his life to helping children and others succeed. Fernando created the organization in 1975 out of concern for the future of our children and the environment in which they live. As a result of his dedication to promoting reading and comprehension among children, he launched a program called "Reading is the Best Medicine," that collected and distributed more than 35,000 books to schools. In 1977, Fernando established World Religion Day, to create unity among members of all religious faiths in the world. The day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday of January and is observed in more than 238 countries. He is the founder of "Swim Safe Day," an award-winning annual Phoenix event that focuses on water safety training for children. Fernando also is CEO of Global Reach Marketing Consultants.
Dr. John Molina is medial director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Molina, who is of Native-American and Hispanic descent, is a nationally known physician, surgeon and speaker member of Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow. ACT has hosted health fairs serving more than 10,000 children in preschool and Head Start programs. In addition, Williams has donated his time every Sunday to tutoring math to a group of Lost Boys from Sudan. He also personally purchased and installed computers for the Arizona Alliance for Mentally Ill and Mentally Ill Kids in Distress.
The Phoenix Human Relations Commission partners with the city of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department to coordinate the awards program. For more information, call 602-261-8242/voice or 602-534-1557/TTY.
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream Awards 2005 recipients are: William "Bill" Dickey, Dr. Paul Eppinger, Charles Fanniel, Lal Fernando, Dr. John Molina and Ted Williams.
William "Bill" Dickey, known as the Pied Piper of college golf, has dedicated his adult life to helping minority and disadvantaged youth have the opportunity to play golf. His goal is to use golf to assist these young minority men and women to develop their skills and use these skills to get a college education. Dickey started the National Minority Junior Golf Scholarship Association and, through the association, provided minority and disadvantaged golfers with the opportunity to develop their golf skills, get a college education and become productive adults. To date, the association has provided more than $1 million in scholarships to nearly 100 college students.
Dr. Paul Eppinger, executive director of the Arizona Interfaith Movement, attended the March on Washington to hear Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and has committed himself to helping others ever since. He has served as a minister in four congregations where he helped institute programs for the less fortunate. He was instrumental in beginning Joshua Tree, a support group and weekly luncheon for people with HIV and AIDS. He also established the Respite Shelter, a nine-bed care facility for homeless men who, when they were discharged from the hospital, had no where to go to recuperate. In addition, Eppinger was the statewide director of the "Victory Together" campaign to make Arizona the only state to declare a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by the vote of its residents. For the past 17 years, Eppinger has served as chairman of the Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast.
Charles Fanniel, now retired, has served as president of the Maricopa County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was a chief union negotiator, former member of the National Rainbow Coalition and a 35-year employee of the city of Phoenix Public Works Department. He headed the Maricopa County NAACP for 10 years and was responsible for establishing and rewarding the first scholarship program for the local NAACP in its 75-year history. He also was instrumental in awarding 51 scholarships and more than $63,000 to deserving local high school students. In addition, as a voter registrar, Fanniel spent 20 years registering more than 8,500 people to vote. In 1996, Fanniel received the highest and most prestigious award presented by the NAACP, the Roy Wilkins Award, for more than a decade of community, civil and human rights service.
Lal Fernando, founder and chairman of the board of the New Era Children's Fund, has dedicated his life to helping children and others succeed. Fernando created the organization in 1975 out of concern for the future of our children and the environment in which they live. As a result of his dedication to promoting reading and comprehension among children, he launched a program called "Reading is the Best Medicine," that collected and distributed more than 35,000 books to schools. In 1977, Fernando established World Religion Day, to create unity among members of all religious faiths in the world. The day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday of January and is observed in more than 238 countries. He is the founder of "Swim Safe Day," an award-winning annual Phoenix event that focuses on water safety training for children. Fernando also is CEO of Global Reach Marketing Consultants.
Dr. John Molina is medial director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Molina, who is of Native-American and Hispanic descent, is a nationally known physician, surgeon and speaker member of Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow. ACT has hosted health fairs serving more than 10,000 children in preschool and Head Start programs. In addition, Williams has donated his time every Sunday to tutoring math to a group of Lost Boys from Sudan. He also personally purchased and installed computers for the Arizona Alliance for Mentally Ill and Mentally Ill Kids in Distress.
The Phoenix Human Relations Commission partners with the city of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department to coordinate the awards program. For more information, call 602-261-8242/voice or 602-534-1557/TTY.
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