Dismas House Celebrates Outstanding Volunteers With Volunteer Appreciation Week

Dismas House, one of the largest reentry programs in Tennessee, recently unveiled the names of its outstanding volunteers and residents in celebration of their volunteer work over the last year. Volunteer Appreciation Week, to be celebrated February 21-25, 2022, will recognize the contributions and achievements of Dismas House of Nashville’s volunteers, partners, board members, and residents.

During the week, honorees and their guests will attend special luncheons in their honor at Dismas House and receive special recognition including photos and videos on the organization’s website and social media accounts.

“Dismas House’s volunteers enable us to deliver valuable programs and services to our residents as they transition back to the community. Our Volunteer Appreciation week allows us to recognize their contributions and share their stories, which they are too modest to tell,” said Dismas House chief executive officer Kay Kretsch.

“We see the results of volunteer’s altruism in the smiles of the residents and staff and learn about the impact in the stories residents tell about how a volunteer giving changed their life. We are so grateful for our volunteers because they bring the gift of joy.”

Dismas House will honor the following individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions in 2021:
• Community Partner of the Year: Fifth Third Bank
• Board Member of the Year: David Hart, Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR)
• John Jenkins Jr. Resident Service Award: Charles “Eddie” Highers
• Student Volunteer of the Year: Beverly Richardson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• Volunteer of the Year: Kavi Palmer, Vanderbilt Prison Project
• Grace Morales Commitment to Service Award: Paul Connelly, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, HCA Healthcare

Dismas House
2424 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203

Contact: Kenisha Rhone, Director of Marketing, Communications & Special Events
Office: 615-297-4511 ext. 106, Cell: 267-978-2304
krhone@dismas.org
Twitter: @dismasnashville
Instagram: @nashvilledismashouse

Established in 1974 by the late Father Jack Hickey, a Vanderbilt University chaplain, Dismas Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that services formerly incarcerated men. The mission of Dismas House is to improve lives and strengthen communities by providing the formerly incarcerated with holistic reentry programming that breaks the cycle of incarceration. Dismas House is a residential reentry program that serves men returning to the community directly from all state prisons and county jails throughout Tennessee. We have two core programs - our main reentry program with 56 beds and our independent living program with 16 individual housing units.
Using our researched-based Four Pillars of Programming – Basic Needs, Health & Well Being, Life Skills and Legal Support – we have the capacity to serve over 175 residents each year. Our vision is to set the standard for reentry programming.

For more information about Dismas House, visit dismas.org.

This release was published on openPR.