Salisbury Commissioners Honor Local Volunteers

Seven Salisbury Township residents were recognized  for their contributions to the community through volunteer work at the township's annual volunteer recognition ceremony Wednesday at the .

 Charles Mann

• Member of the Mountainville Lions Club for more than 50 years.
• Served as president of the Mountainville Lions Club, which supported school functions, seeing eye dogs, police dogs, the eye bank, and international relief projects.
• Member of the Pioneers Club.
• Generally willing to lend a helping hand to friends and neighbors.

Gerald (Jerry) Royer

• Devoted time to the Salisbury Youth Association's baseball team as a coach by teaching children how to play sports together, how to win and have fun, too.
• Fireman for the past 33 years with Western Salisbury Fire Department, and even when he's not doing physical labor for them, he's still willing to answer the calls.
  

Bridget Eripret

• Volunteered as a Salisbury Youth Association (SYA) basketball coach since 2002 and is still coaching.
• Coached SYA soccer (2005 - 2009).
• Partnered with her husband, Marc Eripret, to coach the Salisbury Middle School girls' basketball team for an undefeated season.
• Volunteered to help raise relief funds for the Haitian earthquake effort.
• Assists in the classroom at Harry Truman Elementary School

Marc Eripret

• Volunteered time as an SYA soccer coach from 2003 to present.
• Coached the same group of SYA youths for six seasons.
• Has offered to coach the Salisbury Middle School girls’ basketball team and led them to an undefeated season.

Patricia and Richard Dillman

•  Established Jenn’s House, a facility offering lodging and comfort for those needing to stay in close proximity to the hospital. Their daughter, Jenn,  suddenly passed away in 1991 after a chartered bus accident. They found value in such a facility and wanted to add more to the area.

Dev Kannan

• Member of Salisbury Fire Company for 14 years,
• Has served as deputy chief for past few years and has been responsible for maintenance of equipment.
• Roles have included: firefighter, fire officer, fire inspector and public education.
• Active member of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church.
• Traveled to third world countries to build housing.