​Area boards recognize volunteers who exemplify ACS core values.

ACS team members in the Northeast Region recently recognized several New England residents with this year’s Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Award. The award is the most honored accolade presented by ACS in New England. It recognizes their remarkable accomplishments in support of our mission to celebrate lives, to save lives, and to lead the fight for a world without cancer.

The award is imbued with special meaning. It is named in honor of the late Sandra C. Labaree, a longtime ACS volunteer from Maine. Despite her death from breast cancer in 2000, Labaree’s spirit and values live on through this award. Each year, local area Boards select the most inspired and passionate individuals to receive this prestigious honor whose service best exemplifies our organizational values of mission, stewardship, diversity, data-driven, and respect. Presentation ceremonies are typically held in person, usually during the volunteer’s event.

“Just over one-hundred years ago, the American Cancer Society was started by visionary volunteers. Today, volunteers like these are still changing the course of cancer,” said Louise Santosuosso, vice president of the New England Area.

This year’s winners are:

• Michelle Ackroyd and Christine Sylvian, from Relay For Life of Rockingham County (NH,) submitted by Shawna Zechman and Chelsea Paradore
• Sabrina Chow, Co-Lead Northeast Regional Campus Leadership Team (MA,) submitted by Jordan Furstenberg
• Cyndney Dodge, from Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of New Hampshire (NH,) submitted by Nancy Mathias
• Rose Flynn, from Relay For Life of Greater Haverhill (MA,) submitted by Allison Mannette
• Jim Foster, from Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Boston (MA,) submitted by Lisa Labadini
• Julie Giano, from Relay For Life of Plainville Bristol (CT,) submitted by Alexis Maliga
• Kerrin Gullison, from Relay For Life of Greater Concord-Manchester (NH,) submitted by Shawna Zechman and Chelsea Paradore
• Kim Lalli, from Relay For Life of Maynard (MA,) submitted by Brianna Apruzzese
• Brian Meehan, from Relay For Life of Quaboag Valley (MA,) submitted by Anne Colacarro
• Steve Peljovich, from Relay For Life of Charles River (MA,) submitted by Brittney Toth
• DA Jonathan Sahrbeck, from Real Men Wear Pink of Maine and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Greater Portland Maine (ME,) submitted by submitted by Maitri Chittidi
• Meave Smart, from Relay For Life of Northeastern University (MA,) submitted by Hilary Casillas
• John Spain, from Real Men Wear Pink of Maine (ME,) submitted by Maitri Chittidi
• Roberta Tyska, from of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Connecticut (CT,) submitted by Lynn Kipphut