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Commission On Aging To Present The 7th Annual Silver Citizen Award - 11/09/26

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County recognizes that older adults are valuable contributors to the vitality of this community. To encourage and support older adults for their contributions, the Clark County Commission on Aging has established a program to recognize older adults by means of an annual award. The COA celebrates 2026 by presenting the 7th annual Silver Citizen Award at their final meeting of the year. This year’s award recognizes two deserved givers: Bernie Gerhardt and Ed Dawson.

 

Bernie Gerhardt is described as a “volunteer extraordinaire” by staff at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library. She has been a Library volunteer for more than 10 years, and her works have included time in the ESL English Conversation Circles, Art4Art, the Author and Illustrator Dinner, and many other notable events. Bernie has volunteered for the American Field Services and through that organization hosted many students in her home. Other volunteer efforts include her time as a board member for the Directors of Volunteer Programs Association, the Nonprofit Network Conference, Friends of the Carpenter and Open House Ministries.

 

Ed Dawson became an attorney at 64 years of age and has been a volunteer with the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program (CCVLP) since 2010. Ed’s second career has included pro-bono work advising teachers and teachers unions, and helping his clients at CCVLP, regardless of income, race/ethnicity, immigration status, or gender/gender identity. Ed works on unlawful detainer (eviction) cases, and family law. He holds family law clinics and housing clinics each month. Since 2010, Ed has contributed almost 1,900 volunteer hours.

 

The meeting will begin at 4:30 pm Monday, Nov. 16, and is open to the public.

 

Commission on Aging meetings are currently held in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual participation options. Attend in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., or join by phone or computer through information provided at: https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/commission-aging-meetings.

 

Commission meetings are carried on CVTV Channel 23/323 and online at www.cvtv.org. To see replay times, go to www.cvtv.org.

 

The Commission on Aging, supported by the of the Clark County Council, is a nine-member volunteer group that implements the Aging Readiness Plan and provides leadership addressing needs of aging community members.

Commission On Aging To Present The 7th Annual Silver Citizen Award - 11/09/26

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County recognizes that older adults are valuable contributors to the vitality of this community. To encourage and support older adults for their contributions, the Clark County Commission on Aging has established a program to recognize older adults by means of an annual award. The COA celebrates 2026 by presenting the 7th annual Silver Citizen Award at their final meeting of the year. This year’s award recognizes two deserved givers: Bernie Gerhardt and Ed Dawson.

 

Bernie Gerhardt is described as a “volunteer extraordinaire” by staff at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library. She has been a Library volunteer for more than 10 years, and her works have included time in the ESL English Conversation Circles, Art4Art, the Author and Illustrator Dinner, and many other notable events. Bernie has volunteered for the American Field Services and through that organization hosted many students in her home. Other volunteer efforts include her time as a board member for the Directors of Volunteer Programs Association, the Nonprofit Network Conference, Friends of the Carpenter and Open House Ministries.

 

Ed Dawson became an attorney at 64 years of age and has been a volunteer with the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program (CCVLP) since 2010. Ed’s second career has included pro-bono work advising teachers and teachers unions, and helping his clients at CCVLP, regardless of income, race/ethnicity, immigration status, or gender/gender identity. Ed works on unlawful detainer (eviction) cases, and family law. He holds family law clinics and housing clinics each month. Since 2010, Ed has contributed almost 1,900 volunteer hours.

 

The meeting will begin at 4:30 pm Monday, Nov. 16, and is open to the public.

 

Commission on Aging meetings are currently held in a hybrid format with both in-person and virtual participation options. Attend in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., or join by phone or computer through information provided at: https://clark.wa.gov/community-planning/commission-aging-meetings.

 

Commission meetings are carried on CVTV Channel 23/323 and online at www.cvtv.org. To see replay times, go to www.cvtv.org.

 

The Commission on Aging, supported by the of the Clark County Council, is a nine-member volunteer group that implements the Aging Readiness Plan and provides leadership addressing needs of aging community members.