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Show Price selected as 'National Volunteer' By JAMS STUART Clipper Correspondent WASHINGTON A retired educator and long-time resident of the area has brought national honors to former Job Corps students, her extensive exten-sive network of resource contacts throughout the area, and the sincere empathy she demonstrates for the former Job Corps Students, many1 of whom refer to her as "Grandma Ruby." During her more than four years of service as JACS stipend volunteer coordinator for the Salt Lake City-Ogden, City-Ogden, Utah area, she has assisted nearly 600 youth. During three previous years of service, she was designated as JACS "distinguished volunteer." Among other distinctions, Price has been listed in Who's Who Among Black Americans, is a past chairperson chairper-son of the Davis County Republican arty, and was Utah's 1977 "Mother of the Year." She holds a B.A. degree from Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark. and a master's degree in education from California University for advanced studies. Price enjoys making hats, needlework and crafts and is the author au-thor of several children's books. Her most recent project involves writing her memoirs. Layton. Ruby Jewell Timms Price has been selected from ' among over 5,000 volunteers nationwide as the National Volunteer Vol-unteer of the Year by Joint Action in Community Ser- : J viding encouragement and guidance to disadvantaged young people who are returning to their communities after Job Corps training, these volunteers vol-unteers are helping to-ensure- the future success of many ' young Americans and, indeed, of our nation." President Bush continued, "I join all of you in saluting "Grandma Ruby" for the extraordinary amount of time and energy that she had devoted to helping young men and women in Utah. Her dedicated efforts are an inspiration to all of us." JACS is a national volunteer organization with a network of nearly 6,000 volunteers around the country, including Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, which helps youth returning home from Job Corps training to make the sometimes difficult transition from Job Corps back to community life. Price has been a long-time supporter sup-porter of Job Corps. According to Jack Roehm, JACS administrator of the Rocky Mountain region, "Price was one of the original community leaders who helped pave the way for acceptance of a Job Corps center in Utah, and she continues to serve on the Clearfield Job Corps Center's community relations council. In 1987, Price received the Job Corps community service award and was referred to by the presenter as "Mrs. Job Corps." "What distinguished Price's volunteer vol-unteer service to JACS," said Roehm, "is her deep, loving commitment com-mitment to serving disadvantaged vice, Inc. (JACS). RUBY PRICE At the time the announcement was made, JACS president, Dorothy Ellsworth, stated, "Mrs. Price earned this great honor as a result of her i outstanding volunteer efforts on ; behalf of Job Corps youth in the Salt Lake City-Ogden area. ' ' According to Shirley A. Gravely- Cume of JACS in Washington, D.C., ', ' ' Among the honors received by Price as the National Volunteer of the Year was a three-year appointment to the ; JACS board of directors. At the in-vitation in-vitation of the JACS National head-! head-! quarters, Price was invited to the nation's capital to attend the annual board meeting and received a special award at a luncheon held in her honor." i President George Bush recognized Price's selection as the National Volunteer Vol-unteer of the Year. He stated, "The American people have always shown a ready willingness to help those in need. That help has often come in the form of generous voluntary assistance, the kind of assistance offered by Mrs. Price and other supporters sup-porters of the JACS program. By pro-i pro-i . |