Unsung Heroes Awarded for Serving the Community

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Unsung Heroes Awarded for Serving the Community
1888PressRelease - ABC News partners with George
Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers to honor those who made
a difference. Charleston-North Charleston, SC -
The Jefferson Awards honor unsung heroes in the
community, who spot a need and then make a
difference - without any expectation of fame or
wealth. The Award is a high civil honor founded
in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Samuel
Beard and Senator Robert Taft. Recipients of the
national award include Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall, astronaut John Glenn and many
others. At the local level, we are proud to say
that Charleston, South Carolina has a group of
extraordinary volunteers who make South Carolina
a better place to be. George Sink, P.A. Injury
Lawyers is proud to partner with ABC News 4 to
celebrate those who have done so much to help
South Carolina and the nation with their service.
With these news broadcasts and awards, they hope
to bring more good news to the world and help
inspire more charitable acts. What have they
done to win a Jefferson Award? - An 11-year-old
boy helped feed 21,000 hungry children after
creating I Heart Hungry Kids - Bringing
truckloads of water to those in Flint, Michigan,
whose water has been poisoned by lead -
Combatting Veteran PTSD with an innovative
treatment - Surfing, The Warrior Surf
Foundation - Creating Fresh Future Farms,
organization that provides jobs and affordable,
organic, and healthy food, inspiring hundreds of
new community gardens - A staffing company that
helps people work their way out of difficulty and
homelessness, "In Every Story Staffing," - Don
and Isabelle Oswald, a couple who brings music
and ministry to senior citizens and - Alana
Simmons, who started the Hate Won't Win movement
after the horrific Emanuel 9 shooting in downtown
Charleston, SC
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The National Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC,
will be held on Friday, June 23rd, where many
unsung heroes from across the nation will be
recognized for their contributions to the
community. Since the start of the program, the
Jefferson Awards have identified and honored more
than 50,000 people with outstanding and selfless
public service. It is one of the country's
longest standing and most prestigious
awards. More details, video and photos are
available at the George Sink, P.A. Personal
Injury Lawyers website - bit.ly/gsjeffersonawards
https//www.sinklaw.com