Shrewsbury Resident Named 2017 Unsung Heroine

SHREWSBURY, MA – Shrewsbury resident Susan Falzoi was honored this year as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women's Unsung Heroines. Falzoi was recommended by state Rep. Hannah Kane.

Falzoi was honored at a State House ceremony last month. A lifelong Shrewsbury resident, the former elementary school teacher is a founding member of the Spirit of Shrewsbury Fall Festival and actively volunteers with her church, the Shrewsbury Child Development Committee, Shrewsbury Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, the Shrewsbury High School Alumni Association, the Shrewsbury Historical Society and the Donahue Rowing Center.

She is a past recipient of the Karyn Polito Inspirational Leadership Award and the Harry S. Cutting Award for community service and support of the Shrewsbury community.

"I am proud to nominate Sue Falzoi for the 2017 Unsung Heroine Award, and ecstatic that she is being recognized in this capacity for her decades long service and commitment to the town of Shrewsbury," Kane said in a release. "Sue is part of the fabric of our community, and it would be difficult to imagine Shrewsbury without her."

The June 21 ceremony at the State House included a program emceed by MCSW leadership, acknowledgment of each of the 2017 Unsung Heroines and remarks from State President Stanley Rosenberg and Rep. Colleen Garry, co-chair of the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators.

“I am honored to receive the 2017 Unsung Heroine Award," Falzoi said in a release. "Throughout my life, I have done a lot of volunteer work. I volunteer because I enjoy helping others. I don’t expect anything in return but payment of a hug, smile, handshake or a 'thank you for all you do.' Receiving those 'payments' brings satisfaction to a volunteer’s heart.”

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