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Nominate an Angel: DEADLINE MARCH 15
Do you know someone who has made a difference in your community? Yankee Magazine's "Angels Among Us" program recognizes individuals whose actions serve to better their local communities and New England. Often, they make a difference one life at a time.
Announcing Four New Angels!
Past recipients:
Angels Among Us 2009
Angels Among Us 2008
Angels Among Us 2007
Angels Among Us 2006
Nominate: Write a short description of someone you think is an "Angel Among Us." Submit your NOMINATION by March 15, 2011
The 2011 Angels will be announced in November/December 2011 issue of Yankee Magazine, but we need your nominations right away! Email Heather Atwell with any questions.



Reader Comments
Comment from Wendy Butler on January 20, 2011
I think Bob Kays, the owner of the Prospector East Saloon in Marlboro, MA is truly an angel. Anytime anyone in our community gets stricken with illness or death and is in need of help Bob Kays is always there to take the reigns of fundraisers or anything he can help with. He is excellent at organizing everything and has so many people willing to help. We all know if ourselves or someone we love is in need Bob Kays would be the first one on hand to help. He has several times been awarded humanitarian awards in our area but I think its time New England recognizes what he does...
Comment from Heather Atwell on January 21, 2011
Wendy, Thanks for your nomination. I\'ll pass this along to our editors for their review. Heather Communications Manager Yankee Magazine
Comment from David Walton on January 21, 2011
I too would like to nominate Bob Kays as an Angel. I meet Bob approximately 6 years ago. Bob is the Chairman and moving force behind, The Mayors Charity Ball, The Evening of Giving, The Marlborough Relay for Life which went from $35K and in two short years of heading up the Relay increased the proceeds to over $100K under his leadership, The Marlborough Chamber annual cookout is the largest money raiser. This is all on donated time. He\'s a true Angel
Comment from on January 23, 2011
Denise Carpenter is not just one woman in our small, close-knit community of West Newfield, Maine. She is many women: a nurse by avocation who also takes care of her mother, who has been stricken with Alzheimer\'s disease and lives with her; one of the local people who has organized a local senior lunch for older residents who are housebound; a farmer who is a key organizer of our local farmers market/cooperative; a volunteer with Newfield\'s active historical society. Denise is a tireless volunteer who refuses to be compensated for all she does for the community of West Newfield.I know many in my town would agree that she deserves recognition for her tireless service. Without people like her, who are willing to give so much so selflessly, small towns like our would be hard-pressed to survive.
Comment from Heather Atwell on January 24, 2011
Thanks for all of these great nominations. The deadline to nominate is March 15, so keep them coming. To submit a nomination, send an email to me, heathera@yankeepub.com, or click on the link above in the \"Nominate\" section. Thanks!
Comment from Kathryn Risotti on January 24, 2011
A tireless angel is the only way to describe Bob Kays, owner of the Prospector East Saloon in Marlborough, MA. We live in a community where many come to the aid and assistance of others in need, but it is not done without the leadership, focus and love that Bob brings to the table. Whether is it a well known and/or publicized event like the Mayor\'s Ball and Evening of Giving, or a quieter, perhaps more sorrowful event, like the loss of a family member or a family in hard economic times .... Bob always comes to the rescue, either by rallying the troops or doing it on his own ... providing the help, guideance, clarity and love that is needed by so many, to so many. Our entire community considers him a friend and appreciates all of his acts of kindness. A true angel among us.
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