Park Hill Teen Receives Humanitarian Award

Brady Honored at MLK Tribute Concert

On Jan. 14, Park Hill’s Josephine “Josie” Shumway Brady received the Dr. Joyce Marie Davis Outstanding Youth Award during the 2014 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Awards ceremony. Brady, a sophomore at East High School, was honored for her extensive community service.

This is what MLK Chair Vern Howard wrote about the young activist:

“Josie’s mom is the one who got her started in volunteering and community service. She has always taken her to meetings and events, so Josie helped wherever she could. She believes that ‘to one much is given, much is required.’ She also believes in Dr. King’s quote ‘Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve.’

“Josie has worked as a volunteer with many organizations and events in addition to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marade, including The Bike Depot, Park Hill, The Cherry Creek Sneak, Colorado Rockies Home Run for the Homeless, Jefferson Jackson Dinner, World Vision Warehouse, Denver Urban Ministries, Food Bank of the Rockies, The Donor Dash, Committee for Youth Gatherings, Conference Council on Youth Ministries, Colorado Ceasefire CF, Denver City Park Alliance, and many others. She is also active in martial arts, theatre, cross country, and choir.”

Said Josie’s mom, Jacqui Shumway: “I’m just so glad she’s living her life joyfully. She just loves being alive.”

Other 2014 Humanitarian Award recipients include:

• Rose Shipp, posthumously awarded, founder, African-American Quilters and Collectors Guild

• Tom Luehrs, Executive Director of the St. Francis Center

• Murugan Palani, Board Chairperson, Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council

• Pastor Rober Woolfolk, Mrs. Eddie Woolfolk, Agape Christian Church, The Honorable Menola Upshaw Lifetime Achievement Award

• Thelma Gash, former Principal, Denver Public Schools, The Honorable Menola Upshaw Lifetime Achievement Award