Marie Lawrence receives a plaque for distiguished service in disaster relief ministry.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. — Marie Lawrence of Colonial Heights, Va., received a distinguished service award from the Southern Baptist Convention’s disaster relief ministry during an April 25-26 ceremony at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center near Lynchburg, Va.
Lawrence, a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, was honored both for her participation in relief efforts in Haiti following last year’s earthquake and her volunteer efforts in Virginia.
As a regional and associational coordinator, “Marie Lawrence served diligently throughout the year by keeping regular contact with disaster relief volunteers in her region, speaking before many churches and other organizations to promote the work of … disaster relief and regularly updating our contact information of volunteers,” said a representative in presenting the award.