On Saturday, May 17, Cranaleith hosted a brunch to honor our volunteers who play such an important role in everything we do here at Cranaleith. Our Executive Director, Dawn Hayward and Nikki Benson, our Director of Development and Marketing warmly welcomed our volunteers as they arrived at the Conference Center. The Dining Room reflected a Spring theme with lovely, flowered tableware. Each volunteer received a Cranaleith mug in gratitude for their gift of time.
In addition to some fun brainstorming and sharing activities, we honored long time volunteers:
Rita Connolly, Mary Ellen Gantert, Claudia Pavlak, Alice Wilkinson
These women have been part of Cranaleith’s ministry and history since its earliest days. Stories were shared by Sisters Maria DiBello and Mary Trainer, Dolly Trainer and Kathie Ulinski about these wonderful women and their importance to the mission and success of Cranaleith throughout the years and how their love and generous spirits helped to make Cranaleith what it is today.
We are so grateful to them and to all our volunteers whether they be old or new to Cranaleith for without them we could not continue to be a place where people can gather for spiritual refreshment and respite from the daily cares of the world.
