The National Association of Development Organizations announced the winners of the 2025 NADO Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Awards on July 14. The NADO Impact Awards recognize creative approaches to the advancement of regional economic development and the improvement of quality of life. This year, only 90 projects from across the country were recognized, with the Lumber River Council of Governments receiving three of these awards.
The Lumber River Council of Governments received awards for its Lumber River ARPA – Chore and Chore-Enhanced Services, Lumber River Digital Champion, and Lumber River Financial Administration Assistance. David Richardson, executive director of the Lumber River Council of Governments, stated, “the Lumber River Council of Governments is delighted to be recognized for the sixth consecutive year by the National Association of Development Organizations for the creative approaches that our agency is taking to impact our member governments and the citizens of our five-county region, including Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, and Scotland counties.”
The Lumber River Council of Governments’ Aging Division was recognized for its Chore and Chore-Enhanced Services. The program provided basic housekeeping, deep house cleaning services, or grass cutting to older adults who are unable to perform these themselves to ensure that older adults are able to live in a health and safe environment. The program has provided services to more than 150 older adults in the region…