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United way honoree
Mrs. Ina LeBlanc Piazza received the United Way’s Mae Beyer/J. Norton Haas Sr. award for her many years of dedicated service to the Hancock United Way and its agencies. The presentation was made by David Treutel Jr., vice-chairman of the Hancock County Area Operating Committee at the United Way of South Mississippi’s annual meeting held at the Diamondhead Country Club. (Echo staff photo by Ellis Cuevas)
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United Way honors Piazza
BY ELLIS CUEVAS
Mrs. Ina LeBlanc Piazza received the Hancock County 1992 Mae Beyer/J. Norton Haas Award Thursday for her contributions to the United Way and many of its agencies.
The presentation was made at the United of South Mississippi’s annual meeting held at the Diamondhead Country Club.
Officers for the United Way of South Mississippi elected for 1993 were, Hilda Bourg, president; Skip Hew-
itt, vice-president for planning and resources; Dr. C.J. Wallace, vice-president for assessment; and Garry Ruff, secretary/treasurer.
Bourg is the chairman of the Hancock County operating committee; Hewitt, chairman of the Harrison County operating committee; Dr. Wallace, member of the board of directors of the Pearl River operating committee, and Ruff of the Harri-son County operating committee.
Dorothy Miles, of Pasca-
goula, director of the United Way Jackson County and also director of the United Way of America, was the keynote speaker.
The presentation to Mrs. -Ul_y Piazza was made by David Treutel Jr., vice-president of | the Hancock County operat-ing committee and board	1
member of the United Way of South Mississippi.
A board of director for Hancock County’s United Way years ago, Mrs. Piazza
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