Each year at our annual Martin Luther King Day celebration, the Inter-Religious Action Network of Washington County presents the "Everyday Hero" Award to community members who make a difference every day in Washington County.
The 2012 honorees are: Kwan-Jang-Nim Dan Haney (KJN Dan), Ernie
Reyes World Martial Arts (Hillsboro) and Connie Tripp, Hillsboro United Methodist Church. They received their awards at the 2012 Martin Luther King Day event on January 15.
Click here to read an article from the Hillsboro Argus about the 2012 honorees.
Past honorees include:
2002 —Alana Graham, West County Coalition for Human Dignity; Patricia Keeney, PFLAG and West County Coalition for Human Dignity;
Sabino Sardineta, Centro Cultural
2003—Betsy Hanson, Interfaith Hospitality Network and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill; Don Bohn, Washington County and Vision Action Network; Martha Dauenhauer, Centro Cultural
2004—Verla Fuller, Open Door Counseling; Rev. Dale Harris, Interfaith Hospitality Network; Alan and Char Lane, Clean and Sober Living
2005 —Mandy Ellertson, PCC Rock Creek
2006— David Richards, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Hillsboro Stake; Rev. Wes Taylor, Tualatin United Methodist Church
2007—Karen Hudspeth, Family Bridge and Home Plate
2008—Eric Canon, Interfaith Committee on Homelessness
2009—Mary Foote, Hillsboro United Methodist Church,; Gerlinde Lamer, St. Anthony Catholic Church; Venustiano Olguin, Baha’i Faith
2010 - Heather Thompson, Tualatin Valley Gleaners
2011 - Pat Wolter, Unity of Beaverton; Bob Leitner, Bethel United Church of Christ
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