News

July 24, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Patricia Cummings, Vice President
Community Services
101 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
502-589-8615, ex. 1178
pcummings@sevencounties.org

Seven Counties Services' board seeks nominations for the
Sunrise Award to honor
those who help further Seven Counties' mission
through cooperation and collaboration

As the safety net provider of mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse treatment and support services, Seven Counties appreciates and values those with whom it works together in serving those in need and in making our communities healthier, safer and better places to live. The strength of any effort, initiative, service or program comes not from one individual or organization, but from many people and organizations joining hands, bringing energy and ideas, and working together for a common good.

As the first female warden in the Kentucky Corrections System, the 2005 Sunrise Award recipient Ms. Betty Kassulke, was honored for her advocacy efforts on behalf of alcoholic and drug addicted women parolees. Her collaborative efforts were instrumental in obtaining a treatment program in the women's prison and for providing an aftercare halfway house within the community.

The board of directors of Seven Counties Services, Inc. is pleased and proud to announce that it is again seeking nominations for the Sunrise Award (Recognizing the capacity for growth, development and progress that can be achieved by working together) to recognize an individual or organization whose cooperation and collaboration during the last year have helped further the mission of Seven Counties Services. That mission is to improve the lives of people at risk or affected by mental illness, developmental disabilities, addictions and abuse.

Criteria for nomination is an individual who or organization that has demonstrated exceptional cooperation/collaboration with Seven Counties that helps further its mission, and thereby helped the populations its serves. The award is open to anyone or any organization or entity in Kentucky or elsewhere. Seven Counties' staff and board, however, are not eligible for the award. Anyone can make a nomination. The award will be presented at the board of directors' December meeting

The brief nomination form is below as a Word doc, and should be downloaded for completion.

Nomination Form

Deadline for nomination submission is October 13, 2007 c/o Ms. Paula Cooke Harshaw, board member and chair of Seven Counties' Community Education and Advocacy Committee; 101 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, KY 40202. Should you have questions, please call Paula at her office at 719-4151.

Seven Counties Services, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization that provides regional planning, prevention, treatment, and supports in the areas of mental health, alcohol and drug use/abuse, and developmental disabilities. It serves about 28,000 persons each year in Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble counties in Kentucky.