Names of Note: Stanislaus seniors win honors for efforts on health and other causes
Five people received Outstanding Senior Citizen awards for their devotion to health, education and other volunteer causes.
The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors recognized one resident from each district on Tuesday, May 17. The annual event is organized by the county Aging & Veterans Services.
More about the 2022 winners:
District 1: Jane Shaw
She has taught strength training and fall prevention through the Young at Heart program at the Healthy Aging Association. She is a retired respiratory therapist, including care for newborn babies.
Shaw has been involved in church missions since her teen years, including service in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. She also has led Bible classes and launched a book club at her church.
Shaw told fellow members about the Cleansing Hope Shower Shuttle for homeless people. They raised $1,100 in two weeks, enough to provide 110 showers.
She and her husband, Herb, also serve the church through preparing communion each month.
District 2: Jeff Lorenzi
He started preparing meals at the United Samaritans Foundation in 2020, after reading that COVID-19 had reduced its volunteer corps. He soon became a driver to Ceres and Keyes, serving up to 325 people at 14 stops.
Lorenzi and his wife, Maria, have volunteered with Turlock Together for 17 years. Each December, the project delivers food boxes to people in need. Lorenzi also volunteers through the Knights of Columbus at All Saints University Parish.
District 3: Raymond Nipper
He supports the Society for disABILITIES by obtaining used medical equipment from estate and garage sales. He also has been a board member and president at the Howard Training Center, which serves adults with developmental disabilities.
Nipper has donated more than 16 gallons of blood to the Delta Blood Bank and American Red Cross and volunteers at the canteen. He also has volunteered through the Modesto Breakfast Lions Club, the Sylvan Improvement Club, Interfaith Ministries and the Tully Manor Home Owners Association.
District 4: Jenny Kenoyer
She will end nine years on the Modesto City Council in December, a seat she first won at 78. She has worked since 2008 on enhancing public transit for seniors and disabled people through the Bridges Program, MOVE and other efforts.
Kenoyer helped launch the Stanislaus County Access Centers to help homeless people. She worked as a registered nurse for 48 years and was a certified ombudsman through Catholic Charities for five years. And back in 1953, she became the first female yell leader at Modesto High School.
District 5: RoseLee Hurst
She taught English at Modesto Junior College and helped create its Red Nations Club to honor Native Americans. She serves on the board of the Newman/Crows Landing Unified School District.
Hurst has been the Newman coordinator for the Wreaths Across America project, which honors fallen service members. She started the local Trunk or Treat event and is a long-term member of the Newman Lions Club.
Hurst also volunteers with the senior meals program in her town and just became a lay pastor with the Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.
Names of Note recognizes people and organizations for their contribution to their communities. Submit items to jholland@modbee.com.
