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The Andover Historical Society is pleased to announce
that the 2010 Andover Heritage Award honorees will be
Joanne Marden and Albert Retelle.
2010 Heritage Award
Thursday, May 20th
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Andover Country Club, 60 Canterbury Street, Andover
Tickets: $35.00
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by calling the office at
(978)475-2236.
Joanne Marden will be honored for:
- Serving as an active member of the Andover
Finance Committee for more than a quarter of a century
- Serving as the Finance Committee chair, providing
thoughtful, sensible, good-humored, and effective leadership
- In recent years of severe budget limitations,
working consistently to bring together diverse points of view among
town officials and town boards to achieve a budget that serves the
total needs of the town fairly, yet within the existing financial
constraints
- Preparing the Finance Committee Report, in a
format largely of her own design which has been copied by other
towns for its simplicity, readability, and thoroughness
- Town Meeting presentation that earned the respect
of the entire community for the clarity, precision, and conciseness
- Serving as a member and officer of the League of
Women Voters
- Supporting the mission and work of the Andover
Historical Society through service as a member, Treasurer, and
Finance Committee.
Albert Retelle will be honored for:
- Serving as a town election official for over 25
years
- Spearheading the development of and leading the
Andover Conservation Commission
- Serving as president of the Andover Village
Improvement Society for five years
- Stewarding the Baker Meadow Reservation as Warden for 20 years
- Serving as president of the Merrimack Valley Bird
Club, overseeing annual bird counts, surveys, and member trips
- Volunteering for the Massachusetts Audubon Center
- Planting trees to beautify the grounds of the
Amos Blanchard House and the Andover Historical Society and advising
on their care
- Supporting the mission and work of the Andover
Historical Society through his membership and support
The Andover Heritage Award, inaugurated May 18, 2006,
honors extraordinary people who have contributed outstanding service over an
extended period to the Society and to the community, have promoted interest in
the history and heritage of Andover and have encouraged others to do the same.
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