Registration is open and winners have been announced for the 2025 Community Star Awards, an annual celebration of the Franklin County DD community and some of its most extraordinary people and partners.

This year’s Star Awards takes place Wednesday, October 8, at The Boathouse at Confluence Park, 679 W. Spring St. in Columbus. The evening is sponsored by the Citizens Committee for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.

Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $50 per person, with all proceeds benefiting the Committee. Zayne Harshaw and Blue Spectrum band, winner of the 2024 Columbus Blues Alliance Blues Challenge, will provide the entertainment.

Register online by Sept. 19 at http://bit.ly/4fqYTVn

For assistance with registration, contact Beth Cimprich at ARC Voyagers: bcimprich@arcvoyagers.com or 614-479-2500

This year’s winners are:

Genene Blackwell and Samantha Perry, Self-Advocates/Persons Served; Augustine Mulia and Donna Newell, Direct Support Professionals; Loreece Ferguson, Miracle Latham and Sha Higginbotham (DSP), Family Spotlight; Pam Harvey, Early Childhood Staff; Emma Snailham, Transportation Staff; Pathways to Independence of Central Ohio (Stephanie Sanzo, President), Provider Organization; Richard and Alice Black, Volunteer/Good Neighbor; Debra Cargill, School Staff; Julie Williams, Administrative Staff; Kevin Yuhas, Service Coordination Staff; MCR Medical (President Charlie Morrison and Vice President Wes Almond), Employer

Self-advocate Samantha Perry, a 2025 Star Award winner

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