(May 5, 2016) State and local politicians spoke, and Coastal Hospice President Alane Capen gave a comprehensive update on the Coastal Hospice at the Ocean campaign, but Berlin Award winners Cam and Woody Bunting rightfully stole the spotlight during a dinner honoring them at the Berlin Lion’s Club last Thursday evening.
Berlin Mayor Gee Williams emceed the event, which is sponsored by the Humphreys Foundation Inc.
Following a dinner of southern comfort food favorites, including Lion’s Club fried chicken, Jan Quick, who won the Berlin Award in 2012, introduced the 2015 winners to a packed house. The honor is given annually for volunteerism in the community.
Woody, Quick said, coached, umpired and was president of the Berlin Little League Board Of Directors for more than a decade, and the Buntings were instrumental in developing the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex.
He also volunteered at Stephen Decatur High School and served on the Berlin Planning Commission.
While impressive, Cam’s list of volunteer activities was even longer, Quick said.
“Somebody had to stay home with the kids,” Cam quipped.
“Exactly,” Quick said. “Without somebody staying home and managing everything else, Cam couldn’t have done what she’s done.”
Quick noted Cam’s work with a local museum, her long involvement with Coastal Association of Realtors, and tenures on the board – and as president – of Coastal Hospice. She was also director of Berlin Little League, and often ran the concession stand, and served with the Berlin Heritage Foundation, Berlin Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, Berlin Board of Elections Committee, Association of Realtors, Women’s Council of Realtors, and was the first woman to chair the Atlantic General Hospital board.
She helped studios bring the movies “Runaway Bride” and “Tuck Everlasting” to film in Berlin, volunteered at her church and at Stephen Decatur High School, and is the owner and broker of Bunting Realty Inc., which opened in 1991, in Berlin. She was named the Worcester County Commissioner’s Women of the Year in 2007.
“Her enthusiasm is what leads a lot of people to like to work with her,” Quick said. “There are quite a few things that I think, if you came into Berlin, you could say either Cam or Woody touched.”
Quick said it was ironic that Cam was a “come to,” while Woody was a “from here” in Berlin.
“We’ve been blessed … to have her be part of our community,” she said, adding their children remember their parents as “good, kind, honest people.”
“They have 10 grandchildren – I have none,” Quick said, drawing a laugh from the audience. “How wonderful to have them in our community, and for all the things they’ve done for us.”
Bud Church presented a citation to the Buntings on behalf of the other Worcester County Commissioners. Delegates Mary Beth Carozza and Charles Otto also gave citations on behalf of the Maryland General Assembly.
“We see in the headlines every day the bad news, but we’ve got the good news here,” Otto said. “A good family has been raised and the good people that keep the community together … is what’s going to save us in this country.”
Woody, to the surprise of Cam, took to the microphone and addressed the award and his wife of many years.
He thanked the Lion’s Club committee, the audience, and his mother, who was also in the audience.
Growing up in Berlin, Woody said, there were many people who “gave their energy to the community.” Raymond D. Coates Sr., who won the Berlin Award in 1995, was a particularly strong influence.
“He had an impact on my life that I tried to carry over,” Woody said. “But there was one other person that, really, has had the greatest impact … that is Cam, my wife.”
The couple has been married for 43 years.
“She served on, as you know, more committees than I can count, and I’ve eaten a lot of cereal at night,” Woody said. “She’s been a great role model for the kids, and I’ve learned a lot about life from her. I just want to thank her, and I want to thank all of you.”
Cam said she was honored to receive the award and that volunteering was simply something she loved to do.
“I wanted to get married, I wanted to have kids and I wanted to be able to volunteer. That’s … what I always thought I would do,” she said. “It’s lucky I had the right job – real estate – where you could go run the Little League games or go work in the concession stand.
“I really enjoyed getting to know everybody and volunteering, and if anybody has any spare time, they can always help at Coastal Hospice,” Cam continued. “Coastal Hospice is a really great organization, and we really need to have an inpatient residence here for people who can’t take care of people.”
Berlin Mayor Gee Williams emceed the event, which is sponsored by the Humphreys Foundation Inc.
Following a dinner of southern comfort food favorites, including Lion’s Club fried chicken, Jan Quick, who won the Berlin Award in 2012, introduced the 2015 winners to a packed house. The honor is given annually for volunteerism in the community.
Woody, Quick said, coached, umpired and was president of the Berlin Little League Board Of Directors for more than a decade, and the Buntings were instrumental in developing the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex.
He also volunteered at Stephen Decatur High School and served on the Berlin Planning Commission.
While impressive, Cam’s list of volunteer activities was even longer, Quick said.
“Somebody had to stay home with the kids,” Cam quipped.
“Exactly,” Quick said. “Without somebody staying home and managing everything else, Cam couldn’t have done what she’s done.”
Quick noted Cam’s work with a local museum, her long involvement with Coastal Association of Realtors, and tenures on the board – and as president – of Coastal Hospice. She was also director of Berlin Little League, and often ran the concession stand, and served with the Berlin Heritage Foundation, Berlin Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, Berlin Board of Elections Committee, Association of Realtors, Women’s Council of Realtors, and was the first woman to chair the Atlantic General Hospital board.
She helped studios bring the movies “Runaway Bride” and “Tuck Everlasting” to film in Berlin, volunteered at her church and at Stephen Decatur High School, and is the owner and broker of Bunting Realty Inc., which opened in 1991, in Berlin. She was named the Worcester County Commissioner’s Women of the Year in 2007.
“Her enthusiasm is what leads a lot of people to like to work with her,” Quick said. “There are quite a few things that I think, if you came into Berlin, you could say either Cam or Woody touched.”
Quick said it was ironic that Cam was a “come to,” while Woody was a “from here” in Berlin.
“We’ve been blessed … to have her be part of our community,” she said, adding their children remember their parents as “good, kind, honest people.”
“They have 10 grandchildren – I have none,” Quick said, drawing a laugh from the audience. “How wonderful to have them in our community, and for all the things they’ve done for us.”
Bud Church presented a citation to the Buntings on behalf of the other Worcester County Commissioners. Delegates Mary Beth Carozza and Charles Otto also gave citations on behalf of the Maryland General Assembly.
“We see in the headlines every day the bad news, but we’ve got the good news here,” Otto said. “A good family has been raised and the good people that keep the community together … is what’s going to save us in this country.”
Woody, to the surprise of Cam, took to the microphone and addressed the award and his wife of many years.
He thanked the Lion’s Club committee, the audience, and his mother, who was also in the audience.
Growing up in Berlin, Woody said, there were many people who “gave their energy to the community.” Raymond D. Coates Sr., who won the Berlin Award in 1995, was a particularly strong influence.
“He had an impact on my life that I tried to carry over,” Woody said. “But there was one other person that, really, has had the greatest impact … that is Cam, my wife.”
The couple has been married for 43 years.
“She served on, as you know, more committees than I can count, and I’ve eaten a lot of cereal at night,” Woody said. “She’s been a great role model for the kids, and I’ve learned a lot about life from her. I just want to thank her, and I want to thank all of you.”
Cam said she was honored to receive the award and that volunteering was simply something she loved to do.
“I wanted to get married, I wanted to have kids and I wanted to be able to volunteer. That’s … what I always thought I would do,” she said. “It’s lucky I had the right job – real estate – where you could go run the Little League games or go work in the concession stand.
“I really enjoyed getting to know everybody and volunteering, and if anybody has any spare time, they can always help at Coastal Hospice,” Cam continued. “Coastal Hospice is a really great organization, and we really need to have an inpatient residence here for people who can’t take care of people.”