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Cynthia Odell: Winner of The Volunteer Center's 2012 Volunteer Spirit Award For Health and Safety

Cynthia Odell of Bronxville talks about the volunteer work she does with the Ayfa Foundation in Yonkers.

 

One of the  of The Volunteer Center of United Way goes to Cynthia Odell of Bronxville.

She talked to Patch about the work volunteer work she does with the Ayfa Foundation in Yonkers.

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As part of National Volunteer Week, The Volunteer Center honors service by local volunteers such as Odell. This year, at its 32nd annual Volunteer Spirit Awards breakfast , seven people and one organization are being celebrated.

Volunteerism unites people in their willingness to make an impact, said Alisa H. Kesten, executive director of The Volunteer Center.

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“We applaud the invaluable contributions of all volunteers who affect change in our neighborhoods,” Kesten said. “The Volunteer Spirit Awards celebrate the ways the young and young at heart use professional skills, talents and enthusiasm to give back 365 days a year.”

Odell is the winner of the Volunteer Center of United Way's Spirit Award for Health and Safety.

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