Mary Alice Pearce DeVane

Mary Alice Pearce DeVane (22 September 1944 - 2 September 1998) was a YMCA fundraiser for whom the annual award, Mary Alice DeVane YMCA Spirit Award was created. She died at age 53 of cancer complications.
Achievements
* Won award from Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) at a Ninth Annual Instructor's Conference in Dallas, Texas, for her training of staff at the Sussex Elementary Consortium for crisis prevention.
* 1994: Photographed as fund-raising "superstar"
* 1996 Campaign Co-chair for raising funds for the Sussex Family YMCA.
* 1998: Swim for Fun program was created to benefit annual Campaign for Kids in her memory.
* 1999, 25 May: Cancer In Common celebrated the life of Mary Alice DeVane.
Annual winners of the Mary Alice DeVane YMCA Spirit Award
* 2011: Joan Wallace of Rehoboth Beach
* 2010: Gary Cannon
* 2009: Bill Schab
* 2008: Tony and Dottie Lingenfelter
* 2007: Mimi Peters
* 2006: Louise McGuinness
* 2005: Ava Seaney Cannon and Michael Meoli
* 2004: Don and Virginia Van Sciver
* 2003: Gail Mack
* 2002: Joanne Merlo
* 2001: Jack Stevenson
* 2000: Jean Bitting
* 1999: Paul Mohun
Mary Alice DeVane Hero Award
* 1998: Roberta Thomas, recipient of a distinct Mary Alice DeVane Hero Award. presented by Sussex Family YMCA membership coordinator Shane Useem (photo).

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