Outstanding Volunteer Effort Recognition Award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond their normal responsibilities to further the mission of Mon Valley Paws or whose actions bring positive attention to Mon Valley Paws.
| Month | Name | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| DEC 2025 | Cindy Pawelec | Assembled the swag bags that go to our Platinum and Gold sponsors |
| DEC 2025 | Rick Alcorn | Keeps the sign at Bart’s updated and assisted in delivering the swag bags |
| DEC 2025 | Tino (Ashley Wagstaff) | Blew away last year’s totals by collecting 1,332 toys and $1,900 in donations that helped spread joy to Tino’s friends in 9 different rescues. |
| NOV 2025 | Deb Frantz | Keeps the MVP office at PSP staffed and often fills in when no one else is available. |
| OCT 2025 | Jan Kozik | Worked with Chef Rachael to ensure another successful chicken & biscuit dinner fundraiser. |
| SEP 2025 | Mary Earl | Organized the pet contests including the new and highly popular dog races at Paws in the Park. A lot of people register their pets just so they can participate in these contests. |
| AUG 2025 | Deb Frantz | If there is a MVP community engagement event, you will almost always see Deb there helping spread our message and recruiting new volunteers |
| JUL 2025 | Mara Shrader | Spent the morning of her birthday helping at the Memorial Mile and was vital in making sure everyone got checked-in for the event |
| JUL 2025 | Jess Cocciolone | Helped plan the Memorial Mile, designed the back of the t-shirt and was in charge of check-in on the day of the event. |
| JUN 2025 | Jess Cocciolone | Organized and conducted another successful golf outing which raised $10,020 for MVP |
| JUN 2025 | Bruce Destefano | Organized and promoted the bake sale which ended up raising over $400 |
| JUN 2025 | Susan Polomoscanik | A new member who jumped right in and helped run the bake sale while donating a number of baked goods to the sale |
| MAY 2025 | Cindy Pawelec | Prepares the gift bags for the Park Event, swag bags for the Platinum and Gold Sponsors and orders our give-a-ways for kids and adults. |
| MAY 2025 | Jess Schoss | Compiled all the shelter and rescue contact information into a single document. |
| MAY 2025 | Kim Cope | Volunteered to take over the coordinating of activities for the Golf Ball drop on the day of the event. |
| APR 2025 | Mary Earl | Paws & Posies backdrop and display resulting in another fantastic photo opportunity along with on-going publication of the monthly newsletter. |
| APR 2025 | Jess Cocciolone | Publication of the monthly newsletter which keeps our supporters informed, promotes our events and highlights our accomplishments. |
| APR 2025 | Deb Frantz | Coordinates volunteer coverage at the MVP offices and is responsible for our community outreach events which increases our recognition throughout the community. |
| MAR 2025 | Ashley Wagstaff | Was instrumental in bringing us together with the West Newton Crawl for a Cause group |
| MAR 2025 | Rick Alcorn | Set up for the pepperoni roll sale and always keeping the sign at Bart’s updated with our upcoming events |
| MAR 2025 | Dave Burdis | A large part of our PR effort by emailing information about our upcoming events to news outlets and various organizations. Also delivers our event flyers to a number of locations. |
| FEB 2025 | Elmer Spiker | Took over the shelter and rescue committee at the last minute and is helping secure a location for the pet memorial walk amongst everything else he does for MVP on a daily basis. |
| FEB 2025 | Cathy Taylor | Assembles all the pet treats that we have at all of our events that are popular with all the event attendees. |
| FEB 2025 | Judie Benenecio-Burdis | Creates the baskets that we raffle at our events, and which are a significant income source for MVP. |
| FEB 2025 | Linzi Troilo | Not only designed the regular MVP t-shirt for this year, but stepped up to the plate when we asked for help designing the t-shirt for the Pet Memorial Mile. |
| JAN 2025 | Jess Cocciolone | Super Bowl Square, 2025 T-shirt design, Golf Ball Drop registration form, Sponsorship letter updates and Online Applications, February Pick a Date Fundraiser |
| JAN 2025 | Tammy Boyd | Sponsor of the Month photos and recognition which all of our sponsors are eager to receive. Managing the birthday club and mailing all of our thankyou cards. |
| JAN 2025 | Rick Palmer | Sponsor of the Month photos and recognition. |
| DEC 2024 | Ashley Wagstaff | Tino’s Toys – collected 391 toys and raised $675 |
| DEC 2024 | Patty Alcorn | Giving Tuesday setup & collections, Decorated winning Christmas tree at His Place Coffee |
| DEC 2024 | Mary Earl | Santa Paws Display, Give Back Celebration photos, Monessen Christmas Parade Community Engagement & Monthly Newsletter |
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