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A first - Two Humanitarians
A journey of giving, service for the two Thompsons
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Roy and Deborah Thompson accept the Humanitarian of the Year award during Tuesday's Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Awards banquet at the Nessmith-Lane Building on the campus of Georgia Southern University.
For the first time in history, a husband and wife team was honored as the Statesboro Herald Humanitarians of the Year during the 2011 Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Awards gala.Statesboro’s own Roy and Deborah Thompson, owners of Statesboro Floor Covering, “… were high school sweethearts and are both Bulloch County natives,” said Bruce Yawn, who introduced the couple Tuesday night at the awards banquet. Yawn was the 2010 recipient of the award. “These two work quietly in the background, performing good deeds without ever seeking acknowledgement, and most often, without many people even being aware of their generosity,” he said.
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