Photos: The 2013 Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards

On Thursday, 154 individuals and groups were honored at the 21st Annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards. The ceremony was attended by hundreds at the Waterford in Springfield.

Volunteers were nominated in three categories: a competitive volunteer service award, a community champion award and benchmark award for a volunteer who contributed a certain number of hours to a cause in Fairfax County.

The 2013 Fairfax County Volunteer Service Award Winners:

• Adult volunteer under 250 hours - Robin Falci 
• Adult volunteer over 250 hours - Hazel Poole 
• Adult Volunteer Group - Gracing Spaces
• Family Volunteer - The Jenkins Family (volunteered at Our Daily Bread)
• Senior Volunteer - Ann Marquis
• Volunteer Program - Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates
• Youth Volunteer - Benjamin Roodberg
• Youth Volunteer Group - MUMC Urban Plunge
• Fairfax County Volunteer - Bobbi Cippel
• Integrate Individual - Alcira Pernot
• Integrate Group - Centreville Immigration Forum
• Fairfax County Volunteer Program - Stronger Together Supervised Visitation and Exchange Program
• Corporate Volunteer Program - Balfour Beatty Construction
• Rising Star - Mike Sneed
• Lifetime Achievement - Irma Clifton 

Fairfax County's Community Champions: 

Stuart Rakoff, Hunter Mill District

Cherilyn Murphy, Springfield District

Stella Koch, At Large

Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Providence District

Amy Gould, Braddock District

Suzette Kern, Lee District

Bill Sudow, Dranesville District

Yom Chu Kim, Sully District

About The Volunteer Service Awards

Established in 1993, the Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards serve as a community-wide celebration of volunteerism. The Awards honors individuals, groups, and organizations, which have given outstanding volunteer service through a broad range of activities and programs.