Greenbriar Children’s Center held its board of directors’ Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards Luncheon on Feb. 27 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in the L. Scott Stell Banquet Room in Savannah.

Guests enjoyed fellowship and a delicious lunch, prepared by the culinary arts students of Woodville-Tompkins High School, as they celebrated the organization’s tremendous accomplishments of 2018. Greenbriar presented awards to their volunteers of the year, servant leader, community partner and media partner of the year. The honorees are:

2018 Volunteers of the Year – Margaret Anne Pearson, Terri Lewis, Annette Mitchell

2018 Media Partner of the Year – Lesley Francis Public Relations

2018 Community Partner of the Year – Tough Team for Children

2018 Servant Leadership Award – Berean Missionary Baptist Association

2018 Corporate Partner of the Year – Publix

Greenbriar also honored employees for their years of service and offered a few other special recognitions.

Employee Honorees for Years of Service

Laurita Taylor – 30+ years

Adrienne Gordon – 20 years

Constance Nunnally – 20 years

Yvonne Simmons – 20 years

Stephanie Majors – 10 years

Stephanie Clark – 5 years

2018 Employee of the Year

Regina Brewton

Special Recognitions

Laurita Taylor – Associate Director

The Rev. Dr. Wilson Scott, Jr. (Posthumously), Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church and Moderator for Clergymen in Action

“Greenbriar is proud to honor the people who have selflessly devoted time to furthering our mission,” Greenbriar Executive Director Gena Taylor said. “We couldn’t care for the children in this community without people like these and our remarkable board members, volunteers and supporters.”