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2007 Annual Meeting
October 25, 2007
5:30-8pm
UNC Friday Center
Chapel Hill, NC
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service celebrated community leaders for their commitment and service
to the homeless and hungry in our community at last night's IFC annual meeting. Entitled "Just Lookin'
For a Home," the event featured speakers including John Dorward, Kevin Foy, Josh Gurlitz, Ann Henley and
Laurie Tucker and community discussion about a permanent home for the IFC men's facility.
A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of IFC's annual awards. Each year since 1998, IFC has
presented the Mildred Berkeley Community Service Award to an individual who has made a difference for
IFC's board, staff, volunteers and clients. This year, the award was presented to Margaret Stumpf,
who has volunteered at IFC almost daily for nearly 25 years. Margaret is an unsung hero who has helped
communicate the IFC message to thousands of people. "The IFC is built upon a strong tradition of volunteers
who work behind the scenes in anonymity, traditions that Mildred Berkeley helped to create," said IFC
Executive Director Chris Moran. "Margaret worked with Mildred, learned from her, and now continues to
carry on those traditions on a daily basis.
Margaret Stumpf
Mildred Berkeley Community Service Award Recipient
This year IFC inaugurated two new awards. The first, the Community Champion Award, was presented to
Mayor Kevin Foy for his steadfast commitment to the homeless community and supporting IFC's request
to move its men's facility to county land near the Southern Human Services Center. In his speech, Moran said,
"This year there is a champion among us who says what he believes and does what he says. His message
about defending those who appear to be the least among us has been consistently voiced in many
settings…Controversy should not dissuade us; remember the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. when he
said, 'The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but
where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.' We believe that good leaders are champions,
pathfinders who are not discouraged when the road seems impassible."
Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy (left)
Community Champion Award Recipient
The Ringwalt Community Partnership Award was created in memory of the late Mildred Ringwalt, an IFC
founder and member of the Chapel Hill Friends Meeting. Forty four years ago, Mildred and six other women
of different faith groups joined hands to make a difference about local hunger and poverty; the result
was the creation of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, a council of congregations and community
friends. This award recognizes a local congregation for its commitment to the partnership with IFC.
The University Presbyterian Church was honored with this award for its dedication to the work
of the IFC as shown by its strong financial support, volunteer involvement and community leadership.
"This congregation's strong faith, everyday participation and continued commitment to social justice are
what make their performance exemplary," said Moran.
University Presbyterian Church
Ringwalt Community Partnership Award Recipient
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