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The other finalist for this year’s award was Sara-Ann Rosen. Elizabeth Ribarsky of Springfield, associate professor of communication at UIS, was honored with the Star Staff Award. Ribarsky has chaired the annual Illinois Humane Trivia Night and in two years, she raised an additional $25,000 for the organization with this event. Reagan Weichold of Chatham was honored with the Youth Volunteer Award. She was nominated by the Animal Protective League.  Weichold is a mentor for the APL’s Jun...

Growing up in Springfield, Anna Thoele said her mom, Therese Thoele, would bring her and her siblings to the St. Martin de Porres Center to volunteer on Saturdays. "It was one of my grandparents favorite charities," said Thoele, referring to her moms parents, Harriet and Lawrence Hagele. "After they passed away, my mom kept it going and took all of us." So it was a natural that Thoele would show up Friday at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Meadowbrook Drive to donate to the All-City Food Drive....