Below are the speeches read regarding each recipient.

Tonight it’s my absolute pleasure to give this award.  This goes to a particular individual who I love very much. It’s my absolute delight to present this award.  She is generous to a fault, she gives of herself unfailingly, shares who she is and she is there and she gets her hands dirty and does the work as she has done for us for years.  She’s an integral part of our history and offers us bridges that gap generations.  The Jack Stice Memorial Community Service Award goes to Vi Johnson.

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The group I have the pleasure to present this award to I think is such a perfect choice.  I cannot tell you how many times I hear “tell me about the old guard, what is it about?”  We’ve heard it ad infinitum.  Here’s the deal, there were many groups of people who once upon a time were kinky,  they wanted to know who they were playing with, they wanted to know who you were, and they wanted to know if they could trust you.  This group represents not merely the future but they have the threads of the past where people truly reached for one another, had a cohesive understanding, a common goal, and took the time to vet you. I have had the pleasure to be there and watch their evolution, I have seen them grow and become more.  I have seen them provide tremendous education for their membership and reach out to the southeast communities around them.  They’ve earned this award and I don’t say those words lightly.  The Jack Stice Memorial Community Service Award goes to SC LOCK.