Hats off to all the Pioneers who tirelessly dedicate their time and resources to “answering the call of those in need.”

                        Candidate’s Name: Judith E. Ware
              Chapter Name & Number: Alexander Graham Bell #15
                 Pioneer member since: 1981 Active - Retired in 1991 from Bell Atlantic

PIONEER LEADERSHIP:  Over the years Judith E. Ware has served on the following committees as an Active Member and Life Member.

1985 – 86 - DC Council Executive Committee
1987 – 88 – Chapter Executive Committee, Fellowship & Participation Chairperson
1988 – 89 – Chapter Executive Committee, Fellowship & Participation Chairperson
1993 – 94 – DC Council Life Member Club President
1997 – 98 – DC Council Executive Committee
1994 – 95 – DC Life Member Club, Fund Raising and Nominating Committees
2001 – 2003 – Chapter Executive Committee, “A Book About Me” Chairperson,
“Vials of Life” and 911 Disaster Relief Chairperson 

COMMUNITY SERVICE/EDUCATION:  Judith E. Ware has been an active, loyal and faithful member of the District of Columbia Council and Chapter for over twenty years. She has chaired different committees and participated in a variety of projects over the years including Council Life Member President. 

Judith Ware is a front runner and go-getter. Some activities Judith has been involved in include holding Pioneer sales and signing up new members. She went to the National Rehabilitation Hospital to assist with their volunteer program. Using her Telephone Company experience, she conducted a job study over several days to determine the tasks to be preformed, wrote a training program for the position, assisted with recruiting volunteers and held training sessions at the Hospital to prepare volunteers for taking over the front desk responsibilities. Judith received recognition from The National Rehabilitation Hospital for her development and implementation efforts. 

Also, as a Life Member answering a call from External Affairs to volunteer with the D.C. Chamber Of Commerce, Judith provides assistance with various activities such as monthly power breakfasts and serves at other activities as requested. 

Other Pioneering activities since retirement included the following: development of a schedule for painting maps on D.C. School playgrounds and assisting with the painting, active participation on the D.C. Council Beep ball Teams, volunteering at the Pittsburgh (PA) Pioneer General Assembly, assisting with preparation at Brookland Elementary School for the signing of a National Education agreement between The Telephone Pioneers and the Department of Education, recruiting parents of students and personal friends to assist with the introduction of  the “I Like Me Books” at Brookland Elementary School. When Judith heard that the Woodland Terrace Community Center in S.E. Washington had set aside a room for a library but had no books for the shelves, she immediately began collecting books. She not only collected and donated enough books for the library, but she provided so many that additional shelving had to be built. Judith has had the responsibility as Chapter Chairperson of the “A Book About Me” project since 2001.  

Attack on America, September 2001 – Judith Ware was one of the first volunteers to step into action. She felt the need to contact the 3 local schools, Leckie Elementary, Ketcham Elementary and Backus Middle School that had students and teachers who lost their lives on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. On the one year anniversary of the disaster Judith contacted the schools again to continue the Pioneer efforts in building memorials and supporting the school’s needs.   

In 2002 Judith was introduced to a new community service project called a “Vial of Life”. Immediately Judith volunteered to Chair this new project for the Chapter. Most recently, she was sponsored by the AGB #15 to walk in the Avon Breast Cancer’s 3 day, 60 mile walk from Frederick, Maryland to Washington, D.C. She finished the walk and including the Pioneer’s pledge, raised over $5,200. In August 2002 Judith walked 25.7 miles for the annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, raising $1,945 for this important cause.  

AWARDS: For her ongoing efforts Judith received AGB’s Life Member of the Year Award in June 2000. Judith has received several other community services awards such as the one previously mentioned from The National Rehabilitation Hospital. In 2003 Judith received a Certificate of Appreciation from Brookland Elementary School for her involvement with “A Book About Me” and other community projects at the school.  

OTHER: Judith has supported the following Chapter projects: Santa Bell, the Annual Easter Egg Hunt for the Visually Impaired, serving food to the needy at the Covenant House, and AGB #15 Reads Day. She recruited five schools for our second Annual AGB #15 Reads Day held on March 18, 2003.    

Since retiring in 1991, Judith has become an avid traveler, especially her yearly train trip across country.