2024 Volunteer Milestone Celebration
Open House New York held its annual Volunteer Milestone Celebration on February 11th at The Arsenal in Central Park. The event recognized volunteer milestones of 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service with Open House New York Weekend.
Paul Herther and Kristina Farmer were celebrated as the third and fourth 20-year volunteers in the history of the organization. Special honors were given to Deborah Abel, the 2024 MVP Volunteer, Sofia Anjum, for outstanding first-year volunteer service, and Bridget Gramling, recipient of the Joe Giargiana Volunteer Excellence Award.
Honorees for 20 Years of Service:
Kristina Farmer
Paul Herther
Honorees for 15 Years of Service:
Daphne Bell
Phyllis Goodfriend
Ruth Gold
Honorees for 10 Years of Service:
Claire Bellin
Susan Bopp
Katy Dobbs
Amber Eng
Antonio Fobb
Diana Garrett
Rhiannon McClintock
Daniel Milestone
Kathleen Murray
Honorees for 5 Years of Service:
Anjali Aiyappa
Cynthia Ashworth
Glenn Barnett
Jackie Bein
Genevieve Bochanty
Issac Brumer
Penny Chao Fei
Ron Chu
Caitlin Clements
Lauren Daley
Katie Filbert
Stephanie Fogle
Suzan Fruchtman
Ina Goldberg
Lloyd Goldsamt
Albert Gonzalez
William Henning
Janet Howe
Jane Koltsova
Henry Krell
Birgit Kurtz
Steven Lefler
John Lind
Marjorie Liss
Jonathon Lucas
Katherine Mainelli
Michael Mcdonnell
Alexander McQuilkin
Steve Nesselroth
Elsa Newman
Kellie Radnis
Jasim Rashid
Jennifer Rivers
Donna Roseman
Emilia Scafes
Bernice Selig
Elliot Selig
Deborah Shapiro
Madeleine Shapiro
Barry Soicher
Joel Sosinsky
Debra Stein
Kathleen Sullivan
Henry Tieu
Heather Wopat
Recipient of the MVP Award:
Deborah Abel
Recipient of the Rookie of the Year Award:
Sofia Anjum
Recipient of the Joe Giargiana Volunteer Excellence Award:
Bridget Gramling
Top photo: Julie Thompson