Crime Stoppers honors Pelotonia director, others for community service
Dylan Tussel, The Columbus Dispatch
Central Ohio Crime Stoppers recognized several people for working to better the community at the organization's annual breakfast this morning.
Central Ohio Crime Stoppers recognized several people for working to better the community at the organization�s annual breakfast this morning.
�Youth with a Cause� was the breakfast�s theme as the group celebrated 34 years of community service at the River Club Restaurant at Confluence Park Downtown.
Tom Lennox, executive director of Pelotonia, was named citizen of the year for the work he has done in raising money for cancer research. As the breakfast�s keynote speaker, he told his own story of battling colon cancer at age 40 and spoke of the importance of raising money for research to find a cure for the disease.
Crime Stoppers and Pelotonia both strive to provide a safe environment in the community, Lennox said.
�Youth with a Cause� awards were given to Hunter Frey, C.J. Brice, Marissa Madison and Max Taylor for their community service. Also honored was Franklinton CycleWorks, a nonprofit co-op that provides used bicycles in Franklinton.
Crime Stoppers, a nonprofit crime-fighting organization, has received more than 2,500 tips this year, said detective Gerald Milner, Crime Stoppers coordinator for the Columbus Police Division.