The St. Mary’s County Commission for Women (CFW) is proud to announce this year’s Ruth Bader Ginsberg Lifetime Achievement Award and Hometown She-ro Award honorees! Each year, the members of the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women select one woman to receive the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is given to a St. Mary’s County woman who has, over the course of many years, proven to be an outstanding volunteer who has demonstrated leadership and compassion. This year’s honoree, Donna Marie Voorhaar, is one such woman. Like Justice Ginsberg, Voorhaar is tenacious and dedicated. Her volunteer career began when she was 18 at the St. Mary’s Hospital snack bar. After the birth of her sons, Voorhaar served as a Sunday School teacher and youth fellowship counselor with United Methodist Church. She volunteered in special education classroom with St. Mary’s County Public Schools, and, in 1978, began volunteering with the Special Olympics of Maryland in St. Mary’s County. Voorhaar joined the Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad in 1985 and moved to the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad (LPVRS) in 1998. Among other outstanding qualifications, she has her Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Automated External Defibrillator certifications and is an […]
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