The 2021 Ed Schrock Volunteer of the Year Award*

The Shepherd’s Center of McLean-Arlington-Falls Church is pleased to announce Betty Douglass as its 2021 volunteer of the year. Betty began driving for the Center in 2013 and remains an active driver today. Over the years, she has performed in many roles in the organization including Secretary and Chair of the Board of Directors, Ride Coordinator, Volunteer Appreciation Committee member, and Nominations Committee Chair. Although Betty stepped down from the Board at the end of 2020, in 2021 alone she drove over 432 miles providing 82 rides. And, in 2022 she continues to be among the “high drivers”.

Betty has lived in northern Virginia since her family moved from Texas when she was a teen. Beginning in 1980 she and her husband Bruce made Falls Church their permanent residence. Betty received an undergraduate degree from William and Mary followed by a masters in sociology from Duke University. Betty for almost 20 years held the position of Executive Director for the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education at Johns Hopkins University. She subsequently served for 11 years as the Director of Admissions in the Graduate School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. This was followed by a special project for American University until her retirement in 2011, permitting her to devote more time volunteering at her church, Lewinsville Presbyterian in McLean.

In 2013 Betty volunteered her services to the Shepherd’s Center and has worked tirelessly to help the organization provide transportation and other services to area older adults. As Board Chair she provided strong leadership during the challenges of the pandemic to assure services were continued. We are grateful to Betty for her continued dedication to our organization and for her many contributions. In between the many hours Betty continues to devote each week to the Center, we hope she and her husband are reserving time to enjoy their son and daughter, each of whom has two children – all live in the area. Our warm wishes and congratulations Betty!

Carol Edelstein, Secretary

*The annual award is named for Edward Lee Schrock. He founded the Center in 2006 after retiring as a U.S. Naval officer, serving as a Virginia State Senator, and finally as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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In this issue: Betty Douglass named Volunteer of the Year; Featured Volunteer and Feature Client; Client Memorial; Q1 statistics; List of Donors

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