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WIN for KC announces its 2015 honorees


WIN for KC on Tuesday announced the winners of its major awards that will be presented at a Feb. 12 luncheon at Sheraton Crown Center. The guest speaker will be Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who won six Olympic gold medals as a swimmer and is now regaining her ability to walk after an ATV accident left her paralyzed.
WIN for KC on Tuesday announced the winners of its major awards that will be presented at a Feb. 12 luncheon at Sheraton Crown Center. The guest speaker will be Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who won six Olympic gold medals as a swimmer and is now regaining her ability to walk after an ATV accident left her paralyzed. The Associated Press

WIN for KC announced award winners for their Feb. 12 celebration luncheon at the Sheraton Crown Center.

Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who has won six Olympic gold medals as a swimmer, will be the event’s keynote speaker. Van Dyken-Rouen suffered a spinal-cord injury in a June 6 ATV accident that paralyzed her from the waist down, but she has regained the ability to walk using assistance.

Here are the 2015 WIN for KC award winners:

▪ Sprint Teamwork Award: Louisburg High School girls’ soccer fund-raising committee, instrumental in starting the sport at Louisburg High.

▪ Lockton Companies Resiliency Award: Mindy Corporon, who created the FAITH WINS foundation in honor of her son and father lost in the Jewish Community Center shooting in April.

▪ Hallmark Cards Leadership Award: Tracey Davies, former U.S. national-team rugby player who has founded multiple rugby clubs and helped coach various teams in the region.

▪ UMB Senior Sportswoman Award: Caroline Helmkamp, a retired Kansas City teacher and cycling enthusiast who teaches children bike safety and has helped provide more than 400 bikes to those who couldn’t afford them.

▪ HCA Midwest Health Youth Sports Girls Award: Mariah Peters, the 2014 Missouri Class 2 golf champion who helped lead Blue Springs to its first team championship.

▪ BKD WOW Award: Robin Sterneck, who served as interim director of WIN for KC and has served on the group’s board and as its chair.

This story was originally published December 9, 2014 at 11:27 PM with the headline "WIN for KC announces its 2015 honorees."

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