Collin Tong, former CityClub board member and current, long-time volunteer, has been chosen to receive the National Adult Day Services Association's (NADSA) 2009 Katryna Gould Award!
 
Collin was nominated by The Alzheimer's Association's Western and Central Washington State Chapter in recognition of his advocacy toward increasing awareness of adult day health issues. Keri Pollock, Communications Director, wrote in an email, "Our Chapter nominated Collin in recognition for his often-Herculean efforts in building awareness and rallying support for Adult Day Health (ADH) over our long battle to preserve this important community-based service!" (For more information on ADH, you can also visit Elderhealth NW.)
 
This description of the award comes from the NADSA website: This award is named in honor of Katryna Gould, who served on the NADSA Board of Directors as a consumer advocate. This award was created in 2006 to recognize a consumer of Adult Day Services who, through advocacy efforts, has increased the visibility and recognition of Adult Day Services as a viable community-based long-term care option.
 
Collin will be recognized at an awards luncheon, part of the national conference for NADSA, on Saturday, October 10th at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Seattle.  
 
Congratulations, Collin, from all of us at CityClub!