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Parker Award

The Social Justice Committee reviews nominations, selects the recipient, and plans and executes the award ceremony and celebration for the presentation of the award. If you are interested in participating, send an email to uujamestown@gmail.com and we will put you in touch with the committee chair.
What is the Parker Award?
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The Parker Award was established in 1985 as a memorial for T. Richard Parker, a leader in the Unitarian Church of Jamestown. His wife, Patricia Appleyard Parker, wrote a column in the Jamestown Post-Journal for many years.
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Recipients of the award are usually individuals whose volunteer work has not been widely recognized in other ways. The award carries a monetary gift from an endowment fund. A committee of church members decides upon the award recipient each year, after soliciting nominations from individuals and organizations in the area.
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Jeffrey Victor presents the 2020 Parker Award to Lily Grice representing the Jamestown Mobile Market.

Recipients of the Parker Award for Social Justice

  • 1985 -- Anna May Cole 
    Literacy work with prisoners in state and local prisons
  • 1986 -- Carol Adams and Rev. Bruce Buchanan
    Work on behalf of battered women and the racial minorities in Dunkirk
  • 1988 -- Brian Willson
    Efforts to end U.S. military aid to the contras in Nicaragua
  • 1989 -- Frances Taft
    Efforts to establish friendly links between the peoples of the United States and the Soviet Union
  • 1990 -- Ronald Graham
    Work on behalf of under-privileged children and the formation of the Jamestown Striders and Lighted Schoolhouse program
  • 1991 -- Rev. Margaret Monroe-Cassel
    Work to build inexpensive housing for the poor with Habitat for Humanity
  • 1992 -- The Ebony Task Force
    Efforts to help African-American children and to improve relations between the races in Jamestown
  • 1993 -- Rev. Nicholas Rafael
    Work in founding Saint Susan's Soup Kitchen and on behalf of poor people
  • 1994 -- Rev. Everett Seastrum
    Assistance to Spanish-speaking newcomers to the Jamestown area
  • 1994 – Gregory Rabb
    Efforts to bring professional counseling to gay and lesbian young people and  protect their civil liberties
  • 1995 -- Mary Ceci
    Work on behalf of mentally handicapped children
  • 1996 -- Keith and Susan Blake
    Work in establishing an after-school tutorial program for under-privileged children
  • 1998 -- George and Irene Lawn
    Contributions to the civil rights movement and to prevent neighborhood deterioration
  • 1999 -- Russell Tilaro
    Establishing programs to help people with AIDS in the Jamestown area
  • 2000 -- Bill DeTally
    Efforts to establish better understanding and relations between the races
  • 2001 -- David Shepherd
    Work with several community organizations that serve the needs of disadvantaged people 
  • 2003 – Robert G. Allison
    Efforts in support of conservation of natural habitats with the Chautauqua Watershed Conservatory
  • 2005 – Gregory Peterson
    Work in creating the Robert H. Jackson Center for Justice
  • 2007 – Jennifer Liuzzo
    Work in creating the “Infinity” music program for disadvantaged youth
  • 2009 -- Northside Pride
    Citizen-based efforts to halt housing deterioration in their neighborhood
  • 2011 – Helga Hulse
    Giving piano and choir lessons to inmates at the county jail
  • 2015 – Jamestown Pride Society
    Efforts to end derogatory stereotyping of gay and lesbian people via community education
  • 2017 – Rev. Ruby Wiles
    For providing free children's books to poor children to encourage reading
  • 2020 - Jamestown Mobile Market
    For its volunteer work bringing fresh food to neighborhoods in Jamestown which lack the availability of fresh food
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Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown
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