2022 Center for Spirituality and Sustainability Awards Dinner

600 Troy Road,Edwardsville IL 62025

22 October, 2022

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The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is hosting its 19th annual Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, October 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. in the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville. Dinner is provided by Bella Milano and the doors open at 6:30. Each year the Center bestows two awards, one for Spirituality Leadership and one for Leadership in Sustainability. These dual awards reflect the Center’s mission to “promote humanity’s sacred connection to the Earth and each other.” The 2022 Spirituality and Sustainability Award recipients are: Spirituality Leadership Award: Michelle Babb – Michelle Babb is the Director of Servant Ministry at St John’s United Methodist Church in Edwardsville, IL. Michelle exemplifies what faith and service through good works looks like in our community. Her personal mission is to inspire others to joyfully live out their faith through effective service to others. She has been instrumental in organizing the Glen-Ed Food Pantry, Faith Coalition, Restore Decor, Project 618, coordinating supplies with the Edwardsville Public Library, facilitating service through the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Faith in Action, as well as working with the area's homeless. Join us in honoring Michelle Babb. Sustainability Leadership Award: Mary Grose – Mary Grose has served our community as a registered nurse for the past 39 years and is currently at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. Mary says, “Like a lot of people, 2016 was a turning point for me as far as becoming more involved in politics, in issues related to the environment and social justice issues. I joined Action Metro East, a local activist group. From there I got involved in Bring Your Own Glen-Ed and learned how to bring people together and bring about change. This very positive experience led me to the other groups that I'm involved in. There are so many people in this community who want to make life better for others. I am not the expert in any of these groups but I've been able to find people who are or they have found us. I enjoy keeping the momentum of a group going.” Join us in honoring Mary Grose. The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is a nonprofit multifaith home for spirituality and sustainability efforts housed in the Buckminster Fuller designed, miniature earth, dome on the SIUE campus. The awards dinner is open to the public & tickets are $55, each table seats 8 people.