2006 Child Advocacy Awards
Bishop Jesse R. DeWitt Award
The Bishop Jesse R. DeWitt Award is presented to Laura Dean Friedrich.
Dana Thomas: (left) Child Advocate at Maple Park UMC in Chicago, has been an outspoken advocate for children for many years. She is also the coordinator of the Dance Ministry at Maple Park. In teaching children liturgical dance, Dana "reminds them that they are dancing and giving praise to God."
William and Debbie Miller: (right) As longtime youth volunteers at Lanark UMC, William and Debbie Miller have ministered to youth through mission trips: teaching them what it means to be in servant ministry. They have built porches on trailers in Kentucky, completed projects in South Dakota and traveled to Milwaukee for a week to work in soup pantries and homeless shelters. The Milers have helped youth "learn what it takes to walk with the poor as well as bring help to the poor."
Katherine B. Greene Award
Sandra Sagehorn: For the past eight years, the Rev. Sandra Sagehorn has served as Permanent Deacon at Gary Memorial UMC in Wheaton. She has been an inspiration to church members by putting her faith into action with inspiring and unique children's sermons and by challenging children at Gary Memorial to help children globally.