FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:
Thursday, November 30, 2006 Ellen K. Wheeler
Director of Development & Public Relations
(585) 279-7490, ext. 12
Susan B. Anthony House honors volunteers
Rochester, NY—The Susan B. Anthony House honored its 110 and more volunteers on Tuesday, November 28, with a reception and recognition ceremony held in downtown Rochester.
Altogether the volunteers donated more than 6200 hours in the past 12 months to keeping Miss Anthony’s house open and legacy alive for the thousands of visitors who come each year to this National Historic Landmark.
Three volunteers—Colleen Hurst, Mary Huth, and Beverly Vaughan—were honored for more than 16 years of service.
Volunteers at the Susan B. Anthony House provide a variety of vital services that enable the museum to welcome thousands of guests each year. They come from all over the Rochester region (Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Genesee, Wayne counties) to serve as docents, gift-shop volunteers, receptionists, special-projects volunteers, and committee members. Their work keeps this historic treasure open as one of Rochester’s major tourist attractions for people from all over the country and the world.
The Susan B. Anthony House shares the story of Susan B. Anthony’s lifelong struggle to gain voting rights for women and equal rights for all. We keep her vision and struggle alive by owning and protecting Anthony’s National Historic Landmark home; collecting artifacts and research materials directly related to her life and work; and making these resources available to the public through tours, publications, educational and interpretive programs, and the Internet. The Susan B. Anthony House is supported primarily through the contributions of its members. The Susan B. Anthony House is not affiliated with other organizations bearing her name.