Carol Barton recently received a Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Awards from the Society recognizing her dedication to its lifesaving missionThe American Cancer Society (ACS) recently delivered the “Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Award” to Shrewsbury resident Carol Barton.
The award recognizes “her remarkable accomplishments in support of the ACS’s mission to celebrate lives, to save lives, and to lead the fight for a world without cancer,” the organization said in a press release.
Barton has volunteered her time with the ACS for more than 10 years. She has helped the organization secure at least nine gifts since 2010 totaling more than $2,500,000.
“Carol has an unbridled passion for the work of the American Cancer Society and exemplifies the values of compassion, determination and diversity over her past decade of service to the organization,” said Michael Duff, Senior Director, Estate & Gift Planning with the ACS.
The Sandra C. Labaree Volunteer Values Award is named in honor of the late Sandra C. Labaree, a longtime American Cancer Society volunteer from Maine. Despite her death from breast cancer in 2000, Labaree’s spirit and values live on through this award. Each year, the local area Board selects the most inspired and passionate individuals to receive this prestigious honor whose service best exemplifies the Society’s organizational values of mission, stewardship, diversity, data-driven, and respect.
The American Cancer Society is on a mission to free the world from cancer. ACS invest in lifesaving research, provide 24/7 information and support, and work to ensure that individuals in every community have access to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. For more information, the Shrewsbury Post invites you to visit cancer.org.
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