2020 Life Improvement Awards Breakfast
April 21, 2020
7:30AM-9:30AM
DoubleTree by Hilton- Reading
Join us in celebrating our 45th Anniversary and recognizing our honorees...
BCPS is now accepting nominations for the
Paul J. Hoh Life Improvement Award
If you would like to make a nomination for this award, simply fill out the form below. Please submit your nomination by January 31st. For questions, email Michelle Tomczak at mtomczak@bcpsreentry.org.
This award recognizes an individual, group or organization/business that has furthered the mission of BCPS by improving the lives of incarcerated individuals, reentrants, and their families.
The Life Improvement Award is named after Paul J. Hoh, BCPS founder and first President of the Board of Directors. Paul remains an active supporter of BCPS programs and was inducted as a Life Improvement Ambassador in 2015.
2019 Life Improvement Awards Breakfast
2019
Life Improvement Ambassador
More than 300 community members joined us for our Life Improvement Awards Breakfast held at the DoubleTree Reading on April 24th. Together we celebrated the power of hope, opportunity and second chances. Congratulations to our 2019 Paul J. Hoh Life Improvement Award recipients: Linda A. Bell, Mary Thomas, Richard Durina, Walter R. Gensemer, Boscov’s, Champion Personnel, Empire Group of Reading, PA, Magisterial District Judges of Berks County, and University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute.
Special congratulations to our 2019 Life Improvement Ambassador, Megan Huesgen. Your inspiring message challenges all of us to find and see the good in others, lend a helping hand and strive to make a difference. Together we can go further….
Paul J. Hoh
Life Improvement Award Recipients
2019
Linda A. Bell
Mary Thomas
Richard Durina
Walter R. Gensemer
Boscov's
Champion Personnel
Empire Group of Reading PA
Magisterial District Judges of Berks County
University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute
2018
Pennsylvania Credit Union Foundation
BIG Vision Foundation, Inc.
Millwod, Inc.
Marc J. Goldstein
George J. Vogel, Jr.
Sydney Malick
Mary Lee Davis
2017
City Light Ministries
Linda S. McCrea
S&S Structures, Inc.
Monterey Mushrooms, Inc, -- Temple, PA
2016
Cheri Burkert
Gary Hawkins
Hope Rescue Mission
YMCA of Reading of Berks County
PA Family Support Alliance
Cougle's Recycling, Inc.
BCPS Mentors
Megan Huesgen
Pastor, Immanuel United Church of Christ