The recipient of the Walter Lacks Award is Amber Ormasen, is an art teacher in her 19th year at Gouverneur Central.
Her nominator notes, “Amber is highly active in the Gouverneur Community/ United Methodist Church. She has organized events through the church with Harvest dinners, pumpkin run at the St Lawrence County fairgrounds. She has also organized a fitness group which we call Rip-It. She provides classes 4 evenings a week which entails 1-hour sessions of Zumba/core strengthening and muscle fitness. Recently they have added a class on Tuesday for the senior citizens. Rip-It is now in their 10th year thanks to Amber.”
CONGRATULATIONS AMBER!
