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Show r" - Mary Oliphant Mary Oliphant honored for volunteer service ' Mary Oliphant, daughter of Roland and Yvonne Oliphant of Pleasant Grove, has been given the prestigious Carnation Community Service Award in a ceremony held at the State Capitol recently. Mary was nominated for the award by Jeanne Blackburn who is in charge of volunteer services at the Utah State Training School in American Fork. . Mary, 15, works as a direct care volunteer at the school. She started volunteer work at the school in 1982 when she was only 12 years of age. She was assigned to the pre-school area in Pleasant View. In this building many of the residents are confined to wheelchairs and need total care. The staff in the building are well pleased with the help Mary provides for them. Mrs. Blackburn stated that Mary is a dependable and responsible young lady. She has a very good working relationship with the staff. She is caring and loving with all the residents and gives them one to one attention, sharing activities, singing songs, reading stories, taking the students on walks, helping with feeding meals, bathing, dressing, etc. In addition to her volunteer work, Mary is a special friend to one specific resident whom she takes to her own home for visits. Mary is a very dedicated volunteer volun-teer and she encourages other youth to get involved, also, Mrs. Blackburn Black-burn stated. Since Mary began volunteering in 1982, she has donated 950 hours of her time to serving the handicapped. Mary is a sophomore at Pleasant Grove High School where she is a member of the National Honor Society and participates in the chorus. She likes to do the counted cross stitch, run rivers, go camping, and cross country skiing. |
