2024 marks the 50th Anniversary of PreventEd’s Spring Awards Luncheon! The Luncheon has been an annual event since 1975, ten years after the agency came to be. The event is held each April, which is the annual Alcohol and Drug Awareness month.
This luncheon is an opportunity for substance use and other professionals to come together, network, and honor a few of its own. This is important because so many who toil in this field remain unsung heroes who pour their heart and soul into the work they do with little compensation or recognition.
This year’s award recipients are:
Helen B. Madden Award, Trish Mathes
Pioneer Award, LEAN STL (Laborer’s Union Peer Support Program)
Gateway Award, St. Louis on the Air
Service Award, Scenic Regional Library
Volunteer Award, Easterseals Midwest
Howard Potratz Alumni Leadership Award, Beth Elders, Executive Director of the American Red Cross, Greater St. Louis Chapter
Tasch-Kopolow Scholarship, Ben Leach