Mr. Ed Arnott, President of the Heart’s Content Mizzen Heritage Society announces the creation of The Honorary Lifetime Membership Award. This annual award will be bestowed on members who have given at least 10 years of service and have made a significant contribution to the Society.
Bob Balsom, Alice Cumby and Claude Rockwood recognized
At its annual Christmas party on Sat., Dec. 9, 2023, Heart’s Content Mizzen Heritage Society President Ed Arnott introduced a new annual award called The Honorary Lifetime Membership Award.
Arnott said, “This society was founded in 1994 and next year we will be celebrating 30 years of recognizing the wonderful and unique cultural heritage of Heart’s Content. This year we thought it appropriate to honor three of our founders who started it all and laid the foundation which we continue to build on today.”
The award is given to members who have given at least 10 years of service and have made a significant contribution to the Society which goes beyond the normal role of an ordinary member. Each winner has shown a dedication to the values, principles, and constitution of the HCMHS. This year’s winners are Bob Balsom, Alice Cumby and Claude Rockwood. All three were part of the original group who founded the society on Sept. 26, 1994, and stayed on for many years to help the organization grow. Two continue to be members today.
Bob Balsom was the society’s first President, Alice Cumby its Secretary-Treasurer and Claude Rockwood its Vice President. “Without the hard work, energy and dedication of these three, and others who we hope to honor in the future, we would not be the heritage group we are today and Heart’s Content would be the worse for it. We owe them a big thank-you,” said Arnott.
Paulette Cumby accepts the
award from Ed Arnott on
behalf of Claude Rockwood
Alice Cumby, our first Secretary-
Treasurer and still Treasurer
today, receives her award
Bob Balsom, our first President,
accepts his award from our cur-
rent President Ed Arnott