Lakes Region Mental Health Community Awards: Call for Nominations
Each year, Lakes Region Mental Health Center presents two prestigious awards to members of the Greater Lakes Region community who have championed the cause of improving mental health and supported our efforts to promote increased mental health awareness.
The two awards are:
The Helen Holbrook Service Award – awarded to an individual who leads by example and gives of themselves to strengthen the cause of mental health in the Lakes Region. For more information about submitting a nomination, please visit: Helen Holbrook Leadership and Service Award – Lakes Region Mental Health Center (lrmhc.org)
The Pete Harris Award – in memory of Lakes Region Mental Health Center Founder Dr. Pete Harris. Awarded to an individual who emulates the values of Pete Harris by promoting increased awareness, sensitivity, understanding, and acceptance of mental health issues in the Lakes Region through educating the public. For more information about submitting a nomination, please visit: Dr. Pete Harris Award – Lakes Region Mental Health Center (lrmhc.org)
This year’s awards will be presented at the Lakes Region Mental Health Annual Meeting Legislative event on Tuesday, October 22nd.
Current employees of LRMHC and previous award winners (listed below) are not eligible for nomination.
If you know someone in the community who you think is deserving of an award, please submit their name, address, and contact information (email address/phone number). Include a minimum of two paragraphs describing why they are deserving of the award.
Nominations can be emailed to: mpritchard@lrmhc.org no later than September 20th, 2024.
Helen Holbrook Service Award – given to an individual who leads by example and gives of themselves to strengthen the cause of mental health in the Lakes Region.
2022 Janine Page
2020 Eric Adams
2019 Elaine De Mello
2018 Jim Holmes
2017 Stacey Sorrell
2016 Jacqui Abikoff
2015 Honorable James M. Carroll
2014 Paul Levesque
2013 Ellen Wolff
2012 Peter Russell
2011 Ann Nichols
2010 Martha Copithorne
2009 Judy Buswell
2008 John Rogers
2007 Barbara Thomas
2006 Dr. Viking Hedberg
2005 Alida Millham
2005 Willard Martin
2003 Helen Holbrook
Pete Harris Award – given to an individual who promotes increased awareness, sensitivity, understanding and acceptance of mental health issues in the Lakes Region through educating the public.
2022 Kathy Keller
2020 Cinde Warmington
2019 Tammy Emery
2018 Erica Ungarelli
2017 Andrew Hosmer
2016 Kristen Welch
2015 Prospect Mountain High School
2014 Edward Philpot, Jr.
2013 Deb Naro, CADY
2012 Tammy Levesque
2011 Representative James Pilliod, MD
2010 Alan Robichaud
2009 Honorable David Huot
2008 Gail Mears
2007 David LaCroix
2006 Carol Pierce
2005 Lou Hobbs
2004 Esther Peters
2003 Jim Dodge
