WOODBURY – The Woodbury Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9024 and the Woodbury American Legion Post 501 hosted a Joint Annual Awards banquet on February 20, 2020 at the Green Mill Restaurant in Woodbury. The awards were hosted by VFW Post 9024 Commander, Paul Lindahl and American Legion Post 501 Commander, Tom Grezek.
The following awards were presented.
Community Service Award – Curt Cruz, Valley Creek Marketing Event Coordinator for his support of Woodbury American Legion Poppy Days and Wall of Thanks.
Public Safety Awards – Police Officer Brett Roddy, Firefighter Fire Fighter Mike Richardson, Emergency Medical Technician Katie Cafferty
Patriot’s Pen Awards for Sixth to Eighth grade essays on “What Makes America Great”
1st Place – Siddharth Radhakrishnan, Woodbury Middle School
2nd Place – Mikayla Berger, Woodbury Middle School
3rd Place (tie) – Tomi Omiwade, Woodbury Middle School and Anna Woolf, New Life Academy
Voice of Democracy Awards for Ninth to Twelfth grade students - This is an annual VFW nationwide scholarship program.
1st Place – Quinn Bruning, Woodbury High School
2nd Place – Brian Brady, Woodbury High School
3rd Place – Kathryn Garvin, Woodbury High School
Teacher of the Year.
Woodbury Elementary School – Julie Olson
Woodbury Middle School – Laurie Beebe
Woodbury High School – Thomas Petzold
Each awardee was also recognized as VFW District 4 Teachers of the year.
Additionally, VFW Post 9024 provided cash awards to the Patriot Honor Guard and the Woodbury Air Force Junior ROTC unit.
-WOODBURY AMERICAN LEGION POST 501-
