Tonight, we are proud to introduce the Virginia C. Martin Legacy Award, created in honor of Ginny Martin whose life and service left an immeasurable impact on Family & Children’s Agency.
Ginny joined the FCA Board of Directors in 1985 and dedicated more than 30 years to leadership roles at the Agency. Throughout her decades of service she lent her time and expertise to nearly every aspect of our work including the Fund Development, Board Governance, Friends of FCA, and Maternal Child Program committees. She also represented the Board on statewide committees and served numerous times on the IMAGINE benefit Committee, helping ensure the success of one of our most important events.
But Ginny was far more than a Board member. She was a tireless volunteer, showing up wherever help was needed. She served food to clients at holiday parties, manned a game at our Community Block Party, and brought warmth and joy to our Holiday Bazaar. She was honored in 2020 as the recipient of
the Anne C. Cary Volunteerism Award in recognition of her extraordinary service and devotion to FCA.
Ginny was admired and beloved by all who knew her. She had an extraordinary ability to connect with all people, and she treated our employees with genuine respect and appreciation. She truly understood how hard their work was, and she supported them with encouragement, friendship, and heartfelt gratitude.
That is why this new award, which will be given each year to an outstanding employee, bears her name. It celebrates not only her decades of leadership and volunteerism but also her remarkable spirit of kindness, her belief in the mission, and her unwavering support for the people who make FCA’s work possible.
In its inaugural year, we are honored to present the Virginia C. Martin Legacy Award to her husband, Bob Martin, as a tribute to Ginny’s extraordinary service and the enduring inspiration that she will continue to bring to our Agency.
