Smyrna, DE – Steve Niewinski, Volunteer Committee Member for the Delaware Committee for ESGR honored Mr. Perry Sammons of City of Dover’s Sanitation Department with a Patriot Award in recognition of his extraordinary support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.  The recipient was nominated by employee and Guard member SFC Don Stevens.  SFC Steven serves in the Delaware Army National Guard’s 261st Signal Brigade who have just returned from a deployment in Iraq.

According to Christine Kubik, Delaware ESGR Executive Director, “the ESGR Patriot Award was created to publicly recognize individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees, who like the citizen warriors before them, have answered their nation’s call to serve.  Supportive supervisors are critical to maintaining the strength and readiness of our nation’s Guard and Reserve units.  Employers are nominated by their military employees”.

About ESGR
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense agency with a mission to gain and maintain employer support for Guard and Reserve service by recognizing outstanding support, increasing awareness of the law, and resolving conflict through mediation. ESGR volunteers provide free education, consultation, and if necessary mediation for civilian employers of Guard and Reserve employees.  More information about ESGR Employer Outreach and Education Programs is available by calling Christine Kubik, Executive Director of the Delaware ESGR Committee, at (302) 326-7582.

PICTURED (left to right): 
Wes Roan, Anthony DePrima, Scott Koenig, SFC Don Stevens, Kim Hawkins, Perry Sammons, Mayor Carey (all City of Dover), and (far right) Steve Niewinski (ESGR Volunteer).