by Kristina Gabalski
Monika’s husband, Bill Andrews, was presented with the proclamation during the June 12 meeting.Saturday, July 21 will be Monika Andrews Day in the Village of Brockport. Village Board members made the formal proclamation during their regular meeting June 12.
Monika Andrews died in the fall of 2011 after battling a brain tumor. She was very active in a number of community organizations. Several special events are planned for the 21st.
The Utica Street playground will be dedicated in Monika’s honor that day as “The Monika Andrews Children’s Park.” Andrews established the handicapped accesible playground for the youth of the greater Brockport community.
Also on July 21, the Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf will dedicate its main room to Monika in recognition of her leadership as president of the organization which works to reduce hunger by providing food relief to eligible residents in Brockport, Sweden and Clarkson.
Additionally, friends and family members of Monika plan to gather on July 21 to celebrate her life and inter her remains in Brockport’s historic High Street Cemetery.
Monika’s husband, Bill Andrews, was presented with the proclamation during the June 12 meeting.
He thanked the Village Board, saying he is, “immensely gratified by this very generous gesture.
“Nothing can compensate me or this community for her loss,” Andrews said, but noted it is comforting to have her contributions to the community recognized.
“I’m immensely grateful for it,” he said.
The proclamation states that Monika Andrews Day will recognize and commemorate “Monika’s lifetime of compassionate community service in these (Ecumenical Food Shelf, Utica St. playground) and myriad other volunteer activities including CROP, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, Lakeside Twigs and hospice nursing.
