This award honors the memory of our founder‘s father, Robert Jones.

What every man/woman needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and maybe. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a belief that he has some worthwhile thing to do. What this is, no one can tell him. It must be his own creation. Its success will be measured by the nature of his vision, what he has done to equip himself, and how well he has performed along the line of its development. ~ Joseph M. Dodge

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The willingness to extend one’s self for one’s own or another’s spiritual growth. ~ M. Scott Peck

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Paul is trying to call out the Corinthians on their problems, and show them that the real issue at hand is not whose spiritual gifts are greater than the others, but rather the issue is their lack of love for one another.

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A person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers as the agent of another. A good steward of the five gifts of life: Attitude, Temple (Your Bodies), Time, Talents, & Treasures. A good steward weighs not only their own needs and desires but those of other people and future generations.

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Wisdom is the ability to apply correct knowledge to everyday life. Wisdom is both the ability to discern what is best and the strength of character to act upon that knowledge. Wisdom has both the Cognitive domain and the Affective Domain. It is both intellectually and emotionally intelligent. Social-Emotional Learning is the apprehension of Self Awareness, Self Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making.

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A group of individuals who have learned how to communicate honestly with each other, whose relationships go deeper than their masks of composure, and who have developed some significant commitment to “rejoice together, mourn together,” and to “delight in each other, make other’s conditions our own.” ~ M. Scott Peck

This award goes to those who travail in the arena of community building. Sometimes in life, it is easier to just do it yourself. That is what makes community builders so special, they understand that their very purpose goes beyond ease. They show up each and every day know that easy is not the path they will embark on.

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Discipline is the set of tools we use to solve problems. Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties (decision making) or moral character. Control (power over situations, to make someone do what you want) over the way you behave.

There are two types: Punishment or Instruction

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The award of the hammer is an award given to a person of the clergy. All too often our clergy toil in regards to family life in our community and are only recognized in their settings. Though we are not a religious organization, we recognize all that the communities of faith have done to help us and help our community. It is with great pleasure that we take this opportunity to honor our men and women leaders of faith.

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This award recognizes someone who has overcome obstacles and then has a spirit to share what they have learned and received. Often, the term in the hood is “The Crawdad Theory”. The saying goes, “you don’t have to put a pot on the lid, they will keep each other from getting out.” This award symbolizes the one that not only got out but made sure the ladder was in place that others could follow.

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​“They ain’t heavy, … they’re my….”

Back in 1918, a boy named Howard Loomis was abandoned by his mother at Father Flanagan’s Home for Boys, which had opened just a year earlier. Howard had polio and wore heavy leg braces. Walking was difficult for him, especially when he had to go up or down steps.

Soon, several of the Home’s older boys were carrying Howard up and down the stairs. One day, Father Flanagan asked Reuben Granger, one of those older boys, if carrying Howard was hard. Reuben replied, “He ain’t heavy, Father… he’s my brother.”