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Volunteers receive 1985 awards
DR. PAUL CARLIN, right, director of the Prison-
ers Bible Institute, was recipient of the Youth
Commission's top volunteer award this
year-the First Lady of Texas Award-
presented here by Rev. Floyd N. Williams Sr. of
Houston, TYC Board Member. The PBI pro-
gram was active in all TYC institutions during
the year and involved hundreds of volunteer
religious witnesses from the nearby
communities.
Bible Institute
receives First Lady
of Texas award
"During 1985 one group above all
others made a significant impact on the
entire institutional system of the Texas
Youth Commission," said Rev. Floyd N.
Williams Sr. of Houston, TYC Board
Member.
"Due to this wide-reaching contribu-
tion TYC wants to recognize the Prison-
ers Bible Institute and its founder and
director, Dr. Paul Carlin, with the First
Lady of Texas Award for extraordinary
volunteer service from Linda Gale
White," said Rev. Williams at the agency
volunteer awards luncheon in Houston.
Since December of 1984, the Prison-
ers Bible Institute has conducted Lay
Witness Weekends at every TYC institu-
tion. They brought together more than
225 trained volunteers to these cam-
puses and to the TYC volunteer
programs.
"After every weekend, volunteers re-
turned one night a week to conduct con-
tinuing Bible studies in each cottage for
at least twelve weeks," explained Rev.
Williams. "In several locations they have
(Cont. on p. 8)BILL McKAY, right, was named TYC's Out-
standing Individual Volunteer during the
agency's annual volunteer awards luncheon
October 26, 1985, at the Intercontinental Hotel,
Houston. Presenting the award was Mart Hoff-
man, TYC Assistant Executive Director for
Child Care. McKay was also re-elected Chair-
man of the State Volunteer Resource Council.
Fort Worth man
honored as TYC's
top volunteer
Bill McKay of Fort Worth was named
TYC's Outstanding Individual Volunteer
for 1985 at the agency's annual volun-
teer conference in Houston last October.
"McKay, who was elected president of
the TYC State Volunteer Resource
Council during the conference, has de-
voted countless hours, his personal re-
sources and talents, and outstanding
leadership to the development of the
State Council during the past year," said
Assistant Executive Director Mark Hoff-
man, who presented the award to him.
McKay provided the leadership four
years ago for the initial development of
the Area II (Fort Worth) volunteer coun-
cil, and has continued to be an ardent
supporter of local TYC projects.
"Among his areas of assistance to
TYC, McKay served as an advocate for
the new TYC halfway house in Fort
Worth when neighborhood associations
were opposing it," said Hoffman. "He
assisted the Fort Worth halfway house
superintendent to schedule meetings
with the mayor and other city officials
who could be of assistance in locating
the facility."
(Cont. on p. 8)TYC BOARD MEMBER Jim Bowie presented
the TYC award for Outstanding Student Volun-
teers to Nueces House students. Christy
Boulter, Activities Director, of the Corpus
Christi Nursing Home, who nominated the boys
for their continuing work at the nursing home,
traveled to Houston to accept the award for
them.
Nueces House
students receive
recognition
Nueces House residents were named
the agency's outstanding student group
serving their community as volunteers
during the TYC annual volunteer awards
luncheon in October.
"One of the goals of TYC's rehabilita-
tion program is to instill in our youth a
commitment to the community in which
they live," said TYC Board Member Jim
Bowie, who presented the award.
"This year's winners provide an aver-
age of about 40 hours a week to the
Corpus Christi Nursing Home, and they
were nominated by the Home's activities
director, Christy Boulter," said Bowie.
Ms. Boulter's nomination reads: "Nue-
ces House residents have been the fin-
est youth volunteers I have had the
privilege to work with. They have taken a
leadership role in the nursing home,
helping to supervise other volunteers,
aid residents and carry out activities.
They have exhibited patience and empa-
thy in working with the elderly and dis-
abled, and have many times contributed
insightful information and opinions to im-
prove resident care."
"These boys truly do everything from
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