Congrats Dr. Bob and Shirley!

Dr. Bob Meneilly and his lovely wife Shirley received the first-ever Porchlight Award from the Front Porch Alliance at a benefit held at the Gem Theater.

Charlotte Davison, president of the board of the Front Porch Alliance, an agency working to improve conditions in the Ivanhoe neighborhood in Kansas City, presented the award to the Meneillys.

“This is the highest honor that Front Porch Alliance can give,” Davison said. “It’s about everything that we value.”

The Meneillys thanked the alliance.

“Any organization that has Patsy Shawver running it is lucky,” Shirley Meneilly said. “She’s the eighth wonder of the world.”

Shawver, the alliance’s executive director, said the Meneillys were the obvious choice. Bob Meneilly supported the civil rights movement during the 1960s and spoke out forcefully against the Vietnam War.

“Bob Meneilly just embodies everything we believe in,” Shawver said. “Village Presbyterian is such a mission-minded church. And it all goes back to him. He’s an amazing man on so many levels.”

The MAINstream coalition congratulates the Meneilly's on their service and achievements!