Dianne Simon, property manager for Thompson Hills Development Corp., has officially joined the ranks of Sedalia residents who had been “flocked.”
Simon was the 2012 winner of the Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri’s Pink Flamingo Award, which honors an individual in the area for their community giving, philanthropic spirit, kindness, generosity, character and leadership. On Monday, Simon was recognized in a ceremony marking the end of her year as the winner.
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