Martha Durden, 3, hands the Good Neighbor award to Ellen Findley with the aid of Mayor Lisa Merkel. Photo by Reena Singh.
Another winner of the Good Neighbor Award was named at the Dec. 9 Town Council meeting.
Barbara Glakas, from Cultivating Community Initiative, introduced Ellen Findley as the neighborhood welcome wagon.
The good neighborhood award is to recognize citizens who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to to help out their neighbors and who do things to make their neighborhoods a better place to live,”Glakas said, noting that the nominations for the award come from residents in the community rather than the CCI.
The person who nominated Findley said she helps neighbors with their yards, looks after the local children, and looks after homes when they are out of town.
“She helps new neighbors get settled, learn their way around the neighborhood and around Herndon,” said Glakas. “She never stops helping.”
Findley also continues to be an advocate for education even though her own children have graduated.
She is the third of four community residents who have been honored with this year’s annual award. The fourth resident will be honored at a future meeting they can attend.