LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin announces the presentation of the 2013 Healthy Androscoggin Coalition Awards.

The Community Leadership Award was presented to Robert Rand, vice president, information technology security administrator for Androscoggin Bank and a member of the Lewiston-Auburn Bicycle Pedestrian Committee.

The award recognizes an individual or organization that has exemplified superior leadership through their work in the community. This award is granted for diligent and altruistic work that improves public health and promotes the ideals of Healthy Androscoggin.

Rand actively participates in many local cycling and pedestrian initiatives. He is a regular participant in the Dempsey Challenge, leading Androscoggin Bank’s team effort, and also bike-commutes to work 365 days per year.

The Will Bartlett Award went to Carol Brocker, school nurse and 5210 Let’s Go! champion for Oak Hill Middle School and Sabattus Primary School in RSU4. This award is given to a member of the community for selfless dedication, leadership and compassion in promoting the ideals of Healthy Androscoggin and improving the lives of children in the community.

Brocker is a dedicated champion of 5210 Let’s Go!, a youth obesity prevention program. She helped encourage other nurses to join that initiative, making RSU4 the only school district in Androscoggin County to have all schools registered with the program. She has worked with multiple Healthy Androscoggin staff members on nutrition education, physical activity, substance abuse and tobacco.

The Partnership Award was presented to Fergus Lea, former Planning Division director of Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. The award recognizes an individual or organization that has exemplified superior partnership with Healthy Androscoggin. The award is granted for diligent and altruistic work that helps further Healthy Androscoggin’s mission and vision in the community.

Lea and his staff at AVCOG have been instrumental partners with Healthy Androscoggin in planning and coordinating the semiannual medicine take-back programs in Lewiston and Auburn. Those events have become increasingly popular and successful. In April 2013, more than 1,500 pounds of outdates and unwanted medicines were collected from more than 700 households in Lewiston and Auburn.


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