BAiP's Sands Award Goes to Our Own Dorothy O'Hanlon

By Caitlin Hawke

Dorothy O'Hanlon (in blue), flanked by BAiP's David Reich and Phyllis Sperling, received the 2015 Herman Sands Award from Bloomingdale Aging in Place for extraordinary volunteer service with BAiP. Dorothy serves on the block association's board. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (far right) and City Council Member Helen Rosenthal (black dress) helped celebrate the moment. Ruth Finkelstein (far left) delivered the keynote at the award ceremony.

On November 1st, BAiP held its second volunteer appreciation event with 130 neighbors attending.  All volunteers were feted and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer proclaimed that the day be named for BAiP. It was a special moment for our neighborhood and for our Block Association because this year's honoree is one of our own:  our board member and co-treasurer Dorothy O'Hanlon received BAiP's Sands Award for "her gentle touch while riding herd over her flock as a BAiP group leader, for her dependability and grace while wearing many hats within BAiP, and for her ever-generous spirit and capacity when it comes to volunteering in her community whether by way of her vital role as a BAiP building representative or her devotion to the W. 102nd & 103rd Streets Block Association."

​So here's something to give thanks for: a wonderful colleague who devotes her talent to her neighborhood!