Congratulations to Judy Anderson, founding board member, on recieving the Humana Starlight Award!
Every year Humana honors the efforts of citizens aged 65 or older who volunteer in the Des Moines area. In recognition of her service, Humana awarded a $10,000 grant to Central Iowa Shelter & Services.
Judy was a founding member of the shelter in 1992, and since then has worked tirelessly to achieve its mission of providing food and shelter to the community’s homeless and low-income adults. Her work for the shelter includes coordinating food donations that are prepared and served as free, healthy meals to about 120 homeless and low-income adults in the area each day – every day. That translates to about 50,000 meals a year and $250,000-plus of donated food that she helped secure, as well as often prepare and serve.
Judy is a member of the building committee, providing input and overseeing the construction of the shelter’s new facility that will house 207 beds for those in need. In addition, she gives her time to many other organizations. Among other service, she serves as the Market Master for the Johnston Farmers’ Market that provides healthy food choices and nutrition information for the area’s citizens, and she coordinates meal preparation and delivery for The Salvation Army Canteen.
“Humana is pleased to once again provide the opportunity to recognize the many volunteers in our community that are so critical to the success of our local nonprofit agencies,” said Janet Groen, Director of Operations for Humana’s Central North Region. “We congratulate Judy Anderson. She is an inspiration, and her passion is contagious. We’ve been told she has been a true force in getting other community leaders involved in helping with the causes she cares about so deeply. We’re pleased that the $10,000 donation will help Central Iowa Shelter & Services continue its mission.”
For more information about the Humana Starlight Award program, visit www.humana.com/starlight