Wayland Woman Wins Award For Outstanding Citizenship

WAYLAND, MA—For more than eight years, Anne Becker has been volunteering for the Wayland chapter of the Neighbor Brigade, a Massachusetts nonprofit organization that transforms communities into caring networks through which volunteers help their neighbors during times of crisis.

Along with Mary Barber, the two work together to increase awareness about the organization and recruit new volunteers.

Becker has been recognized for her work this year with the prestigious Lydia Maria Child Award for outstanding citizenship, reports the Boston Globe.

Pam Washek, after being stricken with cancer in 2002, laid the roots of the Neighbor Brigade, forming the "Wayland Angels" as a "pay it forward" type group that performed acts of kindness to neighbors during cancer treatment. In 2010, the Wayland Angels incorporated into the formal nonprofit Neighbor Brigade, which has multiple chapters.

Learn more about the Neighbor Brigade.

Photo: Anne Becker and Mary Barber. Photo Credit: Amy Legere