(April 7, 2016) Cam and Woody Bunting have been named this year’s recipients of the Berlin Award, the Berlin Lion’s Club announced this week.
The award, now in its 51st year, recognizes citizens for their volunteer work in the town.
“I always knew that I wanted to get married, I knew that I wanted to have kids, and I knew that I wanted to do volunteer work,” Cam said. “My parents did it, so it kind of comes to me naturally.”
A Salisbury native, Cam met her future husband in Ocean City, when she was 17.
They were married in the early 1970s and settled in Berlin. The couple now has three adult children, and 10 grandchildren, all of them living in Maryland.
“They keep us busy,” Cam said. “We’re really fortunate. We’re happy, happy people.”
Cam’s extensive volunteer career includes chairing the board at Atlantic General Hospital for nine years, as well as work with Coastal Hospice and Coastal Hospice at the Ocean.
A real estate agent for more than three decades, she also offers outreach through Bunting Realty Inc., which she opened in 1991.
“It’s an honor to be recognized,” Cam said. “You don’t do volunteer work to be recognized. You do it because it makes you feel good and you want to help people. That’s why I do real estate, because there’s nothing greater than to find a house for somebody. It makes you feel good to do that kind of thing, and I like helping people.”
Woody was born and raised in Berlin. He grew up on Williams Street, where his mother still lives.
“I’m a Berliner,” he said. “I don’t know how I met a Salisbury girl, but I did. We’ve been married now, 44 years this year.”
His father and brother were both volunteer firefighters. Although he chose a different path with his own volunteer work, Woody said he admires “the service [firefighters] perform for the community.”
“A lot of people have helped me here in Berlin from a young age, whether it be as a coach, or even in my professional life,” he said. “I wanted to give back to the community in some way. That’s why I have volunteered.”
Woody’s charitable work has ranged from coaching local sports teams, to lending his services as a surveyor to charitable organizations. He formerly served on the Berlin Planning Commission, and now sits on the Berlin Board of Appeals.
Both said they were “shocked” to learn they had been recognized by the Lion’s Club.
“It’s kind of embarrassing, but it is an honor,” Woody said. “I appreciate it, and I appreciate it mainly for Cam. She does so much that people don’t really see. I see it, because I have to make my own dinners.”
The Berlin Award banquet will be held on Thursday, April 28 at the Berlin Lion’s Club on North Main Street.
Reservations are required by Monday, April 25. Cocktail hour, sponsored by the Barrett family, begins at 6 p.m. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. This year’s guest speaker is Alane Capen, president of Coastal Hospice.
Tickets, $25, can be purchased by calling Roxanne Williams at 410-641-0021, or emailing Roxanne.williams@pnc.com.
Checks can also be mailed to PNC Bank, c/o Roxanne Williams, 1 South Main Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Make checks payable to the Humphreys Foundation Inc, who are sponsoring this year’s event.
The award, now in its 51st year, recognizes citizens for their volunteer work in the town.
“I always knew that I wanted to get married, I knew that I wanted to have kids, and I knew that I wanted to do volunteer work,” Cam said. “My parents did it, so it kind of comes to me naturally.”
A Salisbury native, Cam met her future husband in Ocean City, when she was 17.
They were married in the early 1970s and settled in Berlin. The couple now has three adult children, and 10 grandchildren, all of them living in Maryland.
“They keep us busy,” Cam said. “We’re really fortunate. We’re happy, happy people.”
Cam’s extensive volunteer career includes chairing the board at Atlantic General Hospital for nine years, as well as work with Coastal Hospice and Coastal Hospice at the Ocean.
A real estate agent for more than three decades, she also offers outreach through Bunting Realty Inc., which she opened in 1991.
“It’s an honor to be recognized,” Cam said. “You don’t do volunteer work to be recognized. You do it because it makes you feel good and you want to help people. That’s why I do real estate, because there’s nothing greater than to find a house for somebody. It makes you feel good to do that kind of thing, and I like helping people.”
Woody was born and raised in Berlin. He grew up on Williams Street, where his mother still lives.
“I’m a Berliner,” he said. “I don’t know how I met a Salisbury girl, but I did. We’ve been married now, 44 years this year.”
His father and brother were both volunteer firefighters. Although he chose a different path with his own volunteer work, Woody said he admires “the service [firefighters] perform for the community.”
“A lot of people have helped me here in Berlin from a young age, whether it be as a coach, or even in my professional life,” he said. “I wanted to give back to the community in some way. That’s why I have volunteered.”
Woody’s charitable work has ranged from coaching local sports teams, to lending his services as a surveyor to charitable organizations. He formerly served on the Berlin Planning Commission, and now sits on the Berlin Board of Appeals.
Both said they were “shocked” to learn they had been recognized by the Lion’s Club.
“It’s kind of embarrassing, but it is an honor,” Woody said. “I appreciate it, and I appreciate it mainly for Cam. She does so much that people don’t really see. I see it, because I have to make my own dinners.”
The Berlin Award banquet will be held on Thursday, April 28 at the Berlin Lion’s Club on North Main Street.
Reservations are required by Monday, April 25. Cocktail hour, sponsored by the Barrett family, begins at 6 p.m. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. This year’s guest speaker is Alane Capen, president of Coastal Hospice.
Tickets, $25, can be purchased by calling Roxanne Williams at 410-641-0021, or emailing Roxanne.williams@pnc.com.
Checks can also be mailed to PNC Bank, c/o Roxanne Williams, 1 South Main Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811. Make checks payable to the Humphreys Foundation Inc, who are sponsoring this year’s event.