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On June 5th of 2005,
Ellie was given an award that was created by an alliance of
Fresno area interfaith organizations. The Carl and Esther Robinson
Award for the Common Good was named after two community members
committed to social justice. Carl Robinson, 87 and Esther, 86,
were in attendance to be honored for the award that was created
in their name. The Carl and Esther Robinson Award for the Outstanding
Advocate for the Common Good is to focus community attention
on the value of the common good, a vaule that is in distinct
contrast to powerful forces in our society that run in the opposite
direction. These include the many commercial and political pressures
that focus on and reward narrow self-interest instead of concern
for the whole.
Plaque presented
by Rev. David Roy.
founding Sponsors:
Fresno Metropolitan Ministry
Interfaith Alliance of Central California
Fresno Ministerial Association
A
biography of Ellie Bluestein
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Ellie's
speech.
It was a unanimous
decision by the committee drawn from the three organizations
that founded this award that Ellie Bluestein was the best choice
to be the inaugural recipient. In addition she received an award
on behalf of the Fresno City Council declaring June 5, 2005,
Ellie Bluestein Day.
Cynthia Sterling of the Fresno City Council declares Ellie Bluestein
Day.
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