Locals honored at banquet

Curry, Roosevelt and Quay county residents and companies gave $485,000 to the United Way of Eastern New Mexico and received thanks at the charity’s annual banquet Thursday.

Over 160 people came to the Hawai’ian themed luau event at the Clovis civic center.

The UWENM’s top ten workplace campaigns in Curry County were at Plains Regional Medical Center, Xcel Energy, Clovis Municipal Schools, The Citizen’s Bank of Clovis, Plateau, Cummins Natural Gas Engines, Albertson’s, The Bank of Clovis, BNSF Corporation and the City of Clovis.

The top five workplace campaigns in Roosevelt County were Roosevelt General Hospital, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales Municipal Schools and C & S, Inc.

Helen Casaus was the recipient of the 2022 Patricia Bazaar Community Volunteer of the Year award for her work on behalf of The Salvation Army, Clovis Curry County Chamber of Commerce, Lighthouse Mission, El Daysuno Kiwanis Club and more.

Erinn Burch was honored for her 20 years serving as executive director of the UWENM.

Agencies receiving grants from the United Way were announced during the banquet: Clovis Meals on Wheels, Portales Meals on Wheels, Curry Resident Senior Meals Association, the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, Friends of Cannon Families, Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails, Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry counties, Hartley House, Mental Health Reesources , Ministry of Hope, RGH Arise, Salvation Army Clovis Corps and St. Vincent de Paul of Tucumcari.