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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Thomas Balch Library Recognizes Volunteers
At Annual Appreciation Luncheon
Leesburg, VA (May 11, 2011) – On
Wednesday, May 4, 2011, the Thomas
Balch Library Advisory Commission
recognized the contributions of its many
volunteers with an appreciation
luncheon.
“The success of the Thomas Balch
Library is attributable in large part to the
support we receive from our community
of volunteers,” explained Alexandra
Gressitt, the Library’s Director. “We are
fortunate to have so many talented and
dedicated volunteers. Volunteers
contribute to every facet of the Library’s
operations, including research,
transcribing manuscripts, indexing
collections, assisting customers and teaching seminars and classes.”
This year’s honorees included:
• Peggy & Fred Howard and Betty & Bobby Lowenbach, for their efforts on photographic
identification.
• Emily Hershman (Wake Forest University), Carolyn Jackson (Wellesley College), Victoria
Venne (Shenandoah University) and Sarah Wycoff (James Madison University), all
student interns who assisted with processing manuscript collections.
• Gloria Borgrink, for her work on the Nannon Carr Collection.
• Maggie Clarridge, for her editing and proofreading work, as well as her assistance with
our teacher training classes.
• Don Cooper, for his work indexing the photographic collection and assistance with the
Library’s annual inventory.
• Teckla Cox who is processing the Leesburg Garden Club records.
Library Director Alexandra Gressitt (right) congratulates
volunteer Teckla Cox (photo courtesy of Jim Roberts)
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• Lisa DeZarn who is currently working on the Charles Boss Photographic collection and
helped with the annual Inventory. In addition, the Library has received two $500 grants
from Northrup Grumman, Lisa’s employer, in recognition of her community efforts.
• Gary Dickens who has assisted with filming events and scanning images.
• Candice Howard who has spent many years indexing copies of the Loudoun Times
Mirror.
• Donna Jamison who has been working on the Vertical File Project and assisted with
teacher training classes.
• Betty Keller and Cindy Timmerman, for their efforts cataloguing and creating phase
boxes for a collection of Law Books from the Commonwealth Attorney’s office.
• Becky Ottinger who recently completed processing the Ladies Board of the Loudoun
Hospital (INOVA) Collection and is currently working on a series of small collections
relating to Loudoun County Public Schools.
• Wynne Saffer, for her unfailing assistance with mailings and the annual inventory.
Wynne also serves as chair of the Cemetery Committee, has taught classes for the
Library and will be teaching a class in December on Deed Research.
• Kathy Stolldorf who is currently assisting with the indexing newspapers.
• Karolyn Whitely who assisted with our teacher training classes.
The Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, represented by president Ron Rust, and the Library’s
Black History Committee were also recognized at the luncheon for their contributions to the
Library.
“The Library’s annual volunteer appreciation luncheon is one of the most rewarding events of
the year,” commented John Wells, Leesburg’s Town Manager. “I am always impressed with the
generosity of this group of outstanding people. Much of the credit for our robust volunteer
program goes to Alexandra and her staff for providing an atmosphere that welcomes
volunteers of all skill levels and gives them the opportunity to grow.”
Contact:
Alexandra Gressitt
Library Director
agressitt@leesburgva.gov
703-737-7195
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