Employment Options leader earns honor

Marlborough - Members and staff of Marlborough-based Employment Options Inc. filed in to hail the agency's Executive Director Toni Wolf, Feb. 18, as she was presented with an award "to celebrate her vision and dedication to the agency and its people" by the United Way of Tri-County during the United Way's 2nd Annual Women's Leadership Fund-raising Luncheon: "Honoring Women of Vision," at the Wyndham Hotel in Westborough.

Wolf has led the agency that serves people with mental illness and/or low income for the past 15 years. Her service to members has been widely recognized, including a top honor she received in May 2004 when she was presented with an award that recognizes leaders in the field of psychosocial rehabilitation from the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services.

In a Feb. 11 Employment Options press release, United Way President and CPO Paul L. Mina wrote, "Toni Wolf has been an outstanding leader in our region for many years. Her commitment to helping those in need is well known. The United Way of Tri-County is honored to recognize her as a 'woman of vision' for 2005."

Anupa Shah, marketing and employment manager at Employment Options, has witnessed Wolf's leadership.

"Our agency is continuously striving to provide new and improved services to its population," she said. "Toni's vision to substantiate these services, whether it is through new funding sources or alliances, has really moved the agency forward. I speak on behalf of all members and staff when I say that it is great to see that the community, too, is rewarding her vision, and in turn the agency's efforts to provide services that truly change people's lives."

In the Employment Options press release, Wolf expressed appreciation for the United Way of Tri-County's recent pledge of $45,000 towards Employment Options' capital campaign.

"We have been funded in the past by the United Way, and it has helped us further our services tremendously," she was quoted. "We hope to do the same with this pledge, and hope our relationship with the United Way continues to grow."

Employment Options continues to seek supporters like the United Way in order to sustain its service delivery. Individuals, businesses and organizations are invited to sign on as a fiscal friend of the group. For more information about Toni Wolf and Employment Options, visit www.employmentoptions.org or call (508) 485-5051, ext. 225. For details about the United Way and a listing of others honored at the leadership luncheon, visit www.unitedwaytri-county.org.

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