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ABOVE Sumner Winebaum accepts the inaugural Joseph Sawtelle Leadership Award at the Piscataqua Region's 25th anniversary celebration last September.
Sumner Winebaum, the winner of the first Joseph Sawtelle Leadership Award, has named Cross Roads House to receive the $1,000 charitable gift that came with the honor. Sumner and Helen Winebaum are adding $1,000 of their own to match the award to Cross Roads House. This, in turn, inspired Jean Sawtelle, Joe's widow, to donate $1,000. Even in death, Joe seems to exert a multiplying factor in giving.
The history behind the Sawtelle award nearly overshadows the welcomed contribution to New Hampshire's largest shelter for homeless individuals and families. Cross Roads House shelters more than 600 people every year. Volunteers served 23,000 dinners last year in its soup kitchen. The Transitional Program at Cross Roads helps the homeless work their way back to permanent housing.
Click here to read how the Leadership Award came to bear the name of Joseph Sawetelle and why Sumner Winebaum was chosen as the first recipient.
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