Adrian Dominicans Awarded by Tucson Urban League

April 23, Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Urban League presented the Adrian Dominican Sisters with its 2012 Henry Quinto Founders Award. Sister Jo Ann Lucas, of the Congregation’s Ministry Trust Fund, formally received the award on behalf of the Congregation during the Tucson Urban League’s 41st Annual Gala, held last month at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson.

Sister Jo Ann Lucas, OP, left, and Sister Mary Anne McElmurry, OP, attended the Tucson Urban League’s 41st Annual Gala.

The Adrian Dominican Sisters received the award in recognition of their long-time support of Project Yes, the Tucson Urban League’s tutoring and mentoring program for elementary and middle school children. Sister Mary Anne McElmurry, OP, serves as the educational coordinator of the program, which receives funding through the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ Ministry Trust Fund.

Jonathan Peck, president and CEO of the Tucson Urban League, thanked the Adrian Dominican Sisters for their “consistent support of the League’s mission over the past decades,” for their hard work and dedication, and for the “committed support of the League and the community we serve.” Along with the tutoring and mentoring program, the Tucson Urban League offers such services as an employment and training program; case management for families facing emergencies such as eviction from homes and cut-offs from utility services; a senior food and nutrition program; and youth development, which includes Project Yes.

The Founders Award is named for Henry Quinto, a member of the original committee of the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, formed in 1969 to resolve a crisis involving minority employment. He was a charter member of the Board of Directors of the Tucson affiliate of the National Urban League and remained active and involved in the Tucson Urban League.