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Paula O'Neal
Some Other Place was awarded the prestigious Frank M. Adams Outstanding Community Volunteer Service Award by the Texas Council of Community Centers for their work in the Southeast Texas community Dec. 10.
Spindletop Center nominated Some Other Place for the award due to their partnership with the Center and the work that Some Other Place does to serve the community, such as delivering meals to home-bound residents, offering financial assistance with housing and providing a day center for individuals who are homeless. The award was presented to Paula O’Neal, executive director of Some Other Place, by Holly Borel, chief executive officer of Spindletop Center, in a virtual ceremony that brought community center professionals together from across the state of Texas.
“To some, Some Other Place is known as the local ‘soup kitchen,’ but those words do not accurately reflect the scope and impact this organization has made in the area since inception in 1968,” said Holly Borel, chief executive officer of Spindletop Center. “Whether it was found in the warm meal served without fail each day, in a complimentary bag of toiletries and essentials, paying of an electric bill or even just a touch and smile from a friendly face, everyone who leaves Some Other Place is made better by its presence.”
The Texas Council of Community Centers represents 39 public community centers in Texas. Texas Council presents the Frank M. Adams Award annually to individuals and organizations who volunteer within the Community Center system. The award was established in 1990, and the award is named after the late Frank M. Adams who served on Spindletop Center’s Board of Trustees.
“Both a member of the Spindletop Board of Trustees and founding member of the Texas Council of Community Centers, Frank M. Adams was a passionate, longstanding volunteer and servant leader on behalf of Texans with serious mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders,” said Danette Castle, chief executive officer of Texas Council of Community Centers. “The Outstanding Volunteer Service Award, named in his honor, recognizes individuals and organizations whose exceptional volunteerism has had a profound and lasting effect in the local community.
“We extend congratulations to Some Other Place who reflects the Frank M. Adams volunteer spirit through its unyielding commitment to improving the lives of those in need, including persons served in the Community Center system of care.”