Pastor Dickie Spargo, Bethlehem Church and Hope 4 Gaston and wife, Tammy Spargo

Jordan Hildreth, 2010 Proudest Kid in Gaston County Essay Contest Winner, with contest committee chair, Colleen Bridger

Cathy Cloninger, The Shelter of Gaston County and Deborah Ally, President United Way of Gaston County and Gaston Together Board Member

Myra McGill, Keeping Families Intact Program Manager

Breakfast of Champions, October 21, 2010, York Chester Middle. Elijah Ngugi spends time with students over breakfast discussing the power of a positive attitude and the importance of knowledge.

Dennis Kuhn of Holy Angels performs magic tricks at the 2011 Community Leadership Awards Event

Third grade students visiting the Schiele Museum on their "Pride in Gaston" Traveling Tour

A special thank you to the Gaston County Education Foundation for their support of the "Proudest Kid in Gaston County" Essay Contest

2011 Community Leadership Awards Sponsors

David O'Connor, CaroMont VP and CFO, Gaston Together Board Chairman

Magician Dennis Kuhn and his "assistant", Kerri Massey, Gaston Together Board Member

David O'Connor, 2011 Gaston Together Chair and Cathy Kenzig, Alliance for Children and Youth and Gaston Together Past - Chair

Maureen O'Boyle and Spargo Family

2011 Community Leadership Awards Emcee Maureen O'Boyle and Walker Reid, Gastonia Mayor Pro Tem

CaroMont CEO, Valinda Rutledge, addresses the 2009 Gaston Community Healthcare Commission Annual Meeting.

Maureen O'Boyle, 2011 Community Leadership Awards Emcee and County-wide "Proudest Kid in Gaston County" Essay Contest Winner, Soleil Mobley

Reeves McGlohon, Gaston County Schools Superintendent and Soleil Mobley, winner of the "Proudest Kid in Gaston County" Essay Contest and Family

Maureen O'Boyle with Pride in Gaston Essay Contest School Winners

Gaston Together hosts its annual Community Leadership Awards Banquet honoring Hope 4 Gaston

2011 Community Leadership Awards Winner - Hope 4 Gaston

Donna Lockett, Gaston Together, John Whitaker, Hope 4 Gaston, Pastor Dickie Spargo, Bethlehem Church and Hope 4 Gaston

Maureen O'Boyle with GastonTogether staff

Breakfast of Champions, October 21, 2010, York Chester Middle with Speaker Elijah Ngugi

Maureen O'Boyle, 2011 Community Leadership Awards Emcee and County-wide "Proudest Kid in Gaston County" Essay Contest Winner, Soleil Mobley

Robert Becker, Sue Myrick's Office and Gaston Together Board Member and Gaston County Police Captain Curtis Rosselle

Marian Taylor, Gaston Community Healthcare Commission and Wendy Callahan, Alliance for Children and Youth and Gaston Together

Tim Biakabutuka, former Carolina Panther, speaks at a Breakfast of Champions event with Gaston Clergy and Citizens Coalition members at York Chester Middle School

Gaston Community Heatlhcare Commission's Health at Home Handbook, personal medical reference guide of preventive healthcare and wellness

Graduates of a Gaston Together Facilitation Training Session

Gaston County School Board Chairman, Marc Upchurch, Gaston County Schools, Sheriff Alan Cloninger, and County Commissioner, Joe Carpenter

2011 Community Leadership Awards Event Sponsors

Scott Swindler, PSNC Energy; Tim Dunn, Bridgestone/Firestone;  Tim Gause, Duke Energy; Susan Briggs, BB&T

Soleil Mobley, 2011 Proudest Kid in Gaston County Essay Winner