{"id":942,"date":"2020-10-21T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T21:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncdoj.gov\/testthekits\/?p=942"},"modified":"2021-03-05T11:15:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:15:39","slug":"attorney-general-josh-stein-honors-north-carolinians-with-2020-dogwood-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncdoj.gov\/testthekits\/2020\/10\/21\/attorney-general-josh-stein-honors-north-carolinians-with-2020-dogwood-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Josh Stein Honors North Carolinians with 2020 Dogwood Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release:<br \/>\nWednesday, October 21, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nLaura Brewer (919) 716-6484<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: Pictures available <a href=\"https:\/\/ncdoj.sharefile.com\/d-sf41c870036f4f1c9\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today awarded 27 North Carolinians with the Attorney General\u2019s Dogwood Award. These awards are given annually to honor North Carolinians who are dedicated to keeping people safe, healthy, and happy in their communities. Each of today\u2019s 27 recipients has been working to address issues that make North Carolina safer and stronger, including bringing justice to victims of sexual assault, fighting addiction, protecting our environment, making the criminal justice system fairer, and improving people\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2020 has been a difficult year,\u201d said Attorney General Josh Stein. \u201cThat makes it all the more rewarding for me to honor these Dogwood Award winners \u2013 each of whom are working hard to make the lives of those around them better. I appreciate all their hard work and their contributions to making North Carolina safer and stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A full list of 2020 Dogwood Award Recipients is below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Randy Abbott, volunteer coordinator, SAFE Project, Greensboro<\/li>\n<li>Sheriff Charles Blackwood, Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Hillsborough<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Carly Brown, Masks of Love, Asheville<\/li>\n<li>District Attorney Ben David, New Hanover &amp; Pender County District Attorney\u2019s Office, Wilmington<\/li>\n<li>District Attorney Satana Deberry, Durham County District Attorney\u2019s Office, Durham<\/li>\n<li>Christian Due\u00f1as, DACA recipient and advocate, Durham<\/li>\n<li>Bishop Todd Fulton, Mt. Moriah Outreach Center, Kernersville<\/li>\n<li>Peter Gilbert, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Durham<\/li>\n<li>Peter Gwaltney, North Carolina Bankers Association, Wake Forest<\/li>\n<li>Hayley Harris and Lara Purnell, Layers of Dignity, Raleigh<\/li>\n<li>Chief Mark Holtzman, Greenville Police Department, Greenville<\/li>\n<li>Mayor Vi Lyles, Charlotte<\/li>\n<li>Beth Messersmith, MomsRising, Durham<\/li>\n<li>Mike Reardon, Carolina Climbers Association, Asheville<\/li>\n<li>Sec. Michael Regan, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Raleigh<\/li>\n<li>Sheriff Danny Rogers, Guilford County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Greensboro<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Carson Smith, District 16, Hampstead<\/li>\n<li>Jessie Smith, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<li>Principal Chief Richard Sneed, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee<\/li>\n<li>Sheriff Keith Stone, Nash County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Nashville<\/li>\n<li>Isaac Sturgill, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Charlotte<\/li>\n<li>Frank Timberlake, Rich Square Market, Rich Square<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Ogugua Ndili Obi, Vidant Health, Greenville<\/li>\n<li>Wendy Mateo-Pascual, Latinx community advocate, Concord<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Anuradha Rao-Patel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham<\/li>\n<li>Amy Upham, Buncombe County Opioid Response Coordinator, Asheville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ncdoj.gov\/attorney-general-josh-stein-honors-north-carolinians-with-2020-dogwood-awards\/\">Attorney General Josh Stein Honors North Carolinians with 2020 Dogwood Awards<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ncdoj.gov\">NC DOJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 NOTE: Pictures available here. 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