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442 Cannon House
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Washington, DC
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202-225-6316 Phone
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In Albuquerque
20 First Plaza NW
Suite 603
Albuquerque, NM
87102
505-346-6781 Phone
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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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Wilson Recognizes Angels Among Us January 04, 2002
 
Two New Mexicans honored for their work with children


ALBUQUERQUE, NM- Albuquerque residents Anne Nokes and Evelyn Hill help abused and neglected children through their work with All Faiths Receiving Home. In a ceremony today with Congresswoman Heather Wilson, they received some long overdue recognition. Each were to be honored in ceremonies in Washington D.C. on September 11 when a deadly terrorist attack overshadowed the work each of these New Mexicans does for children.

Nokes was nominated by Wilson for the Angels in Adoption award for her volunteer work with abused and neglected children. The award was created by a non-partisan alliance of members of Congress to raise public awareness about how committed individuals can help children and families through adoption.

Hill was supposed to receive the Outstanding Older Worker Award for her work as All Faiths Receiving Home’s finance manager. Hill is 83 years “young” and has worked for the Home for 16 years—since she was sixty-seven.

Both Hill and Nokes were to be honored in Washington D.C. in separate ceremonies on September 11, 2001, when two planes struck the twin towers in New York, a third plane struck the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania.

Nokes and her two sons were already in the nation’s Capitol when the terrorists struck. Because all flights were grounded, the trio scoured the city in search of a rental car they could use to drive back to New Mexico. They used the only rental they could find—a 15-foot Ryder truck—to drive to Knoxville, TN where they eventually found a car for the remainder of the trip.

“I’ve known Heather for a long time and worked with her in making kid’s lives better in New Mexico. So I’m extremely flattered to be honored by her,” says Nokes. “There are so many people who do so much work with abused and neglected kids. I think this award is a way of saying thank you to all the people who put so much time and effort into helping our state’s children when the adults in their lives fail them.”

Evelyn Hill was boarding a plane at the Albuquerque International Sunport when the first plane hit the south tower in New York. By the time the plane taxied to the runway for take-off, the second plane struck the other tower and Hill’s aircraft was recalled to the gate.

“What happened September 11 changed our world,” says Congresswoman Wilson, who once was in charge of the state’s foster care and protective services system. “But a child who is abused or neglected faces the same challenges today. They want to know is that they’re safe. People like Evelyn and Anne and thousands of other volunteers and dedicated employees work everyday to help kids let down by those who should have loved them the most. It’s an honor to be able to recognize them both for their work and their contributions to New Mexico’s children.”

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