Community Corner
4th Annual Walter Cronkite Awards Ceremony & Reception
The Stone
Soup Leadership Institute is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Walter
Cronkite Awards. The Awards Ceremony
will be held on Thursday, August 8 from 5-6 p.m. at the Old Whaling
Church in Edgartown.
Walter Cronkite was the honorary chairperson of the Stone
Soup Leadership Institute for over a
decade. His wisdom and
vision of preparing our youth as future leaders gave rise to this Annual Awards Ceremony. The Awards are presented to those using the
power of the media to create positive social change in the world. This year,
our theme is the environment. In the
1970’s Mr. Cronkite was the first to
produce a TV series on the environment, winning Emmys for Can the
World Be Saved? Mr. Cronkite was also a life-long champion of
environmental programs on Martha’s Vineyard. The 2013 Award
Recipients are Bob Nixon and Liz Witham. At the Awards Ceremony, MVYLI’s leader, Mary Ollen will present their vision
for a sustainable Vineyard.
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The Walter
Cronkite Awards Ceremony will be followed by a reception at The
Harbor View Hotel. At the Reception, guests will celebrate
with Award Recipients, listen to great music with MVYLI Alumni Evan Hall Quintet, and enjoy refreshments from the
award-winning chefs at the Harbor View
Hotel’s Water Street Restaurant.
The Reception is a
benefit for the Martha’s Vineyard Youth Leadership Initiative.