Cherrish Curry, a 13 year-old student at Parkview Junior High School, was given the Gold Acorn Award on April 6th of this year by the Youth Philanthropy Council of the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana for her work as a volunteer at the Howard Steamboat Museum.

As an expression of our own appreciation for her volunteer work at the museum, Cherrish has been presented with a framed copy of the Gold Acorn Award at our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

As a volunteer, Cherrish has donated many of her Saturdays to work as a docent, giving visitors guided tours of the Howard Mansion. She has also helped out at social events and has contributed her skills as a photographer at our Antique Appraisal Fair.

Recently, she and Janice Peters Molnar co-authored a grant proposal which was awarded and is partially funding a play that Cherrish has written for the 2008 Chautauqua Festival.