90-Year-Old Warminster Food Bank Volunteer Honored

WARMINSTER, PA —For half her life, Evelyn “Evie” Dugan helped out at the Warminster Food Bank.

The 90-year-old Bucks County resident was recently honored by the Warminster Food Bank for her 45 years of service at the organization’s volunteer meeting and holiday breakfast held at the Five Ponds Country Club in Warminster.

In addition to being honored by Warminster Food Bank, Dugan received a Certificate of Merit from the Warminster Rotary Club and a citation from State Rep. Brian Munroe (D-114th District), commending her on her years of service with the food bank, where she began volunteering in 1978.

“The foundations of communities like ours rest heavily on the backs of those in our community who give back, volunteer, and are empathetic of their neighbors,” Munroe said. “Evelyn Dugan is one of those community members. Her 45 years of volunteerism for her community and the Warminster Food Bank have eased the discomfort and suffering of so many in our community. I give a full-throated thank you Evelyn! Your community appreciates you!”

Mike Cerino, the food bank's executive director, said that the award was "long-overdue recognition."

“Evie, I want to make one thing perfectly clear, this is not a retirement," Cerino continued, “So, if there ever comes a time when you think about what we have done in the last 45 years, or what we are going to do together in the next years, you can easily say to yourself, 'We did good, We got it right!'”

About Warminster Food Bank

Warminster Food Bank is a 501c3 organization that provides food to people in need in Bucks and Eastern Montgomery Counties. The Warminster Food Bank serves more than 1,000 individuals and 250 families per month and more than 12,000 individuals and 3,000 families per year with food donated by individuals and businesses. Donations and volunteers are always welcome.

Click here to learn more about the Warminster Food Bank.

(Photo Courtesy of the Warminster Food Bank) Warminster Food Bank staff and volunteers gathered at Five Ponds Country Club for a holiday celebration and award ceremony for 45-year volunteer Evie Dugan.