Stanley Volunteer Rescue Squad Honors Award Recipients

Annual strawberry fundraiser also announced

Award recipient Nancy Taylor (L) and SVRS Captain Sierra Hilliards (R)

STANLEY, Va. — The Stanley Volunteer Rescue Squad (SVRS) held its 2024 Banquet and Awards ceremony on January 18th, 2025.

Honors were extended toward the recipients of the following awards:

EMT of the Year – Josh Gray

Driver of the Year – Greg Lam

The Helping Hand of the Year – Charlie Pettit

Support Member of the Year – Sierra Hilliards

Newcomer of the Year – Karen Stoneberger

Member of the Year – Carol Lam

Captain’s Award – Ron Schupner

President’s Award – Nancy Taylor

2024 SVRS Captain Josh Gray (L) with award recipient, Ron Schupner (R)

Officers Named

In December, the SVRS announced the following officers for 2025:

President: Carol Lam

Vice President: Scott Morris

Secretary: Charlie Pettit

Treasurer: Travis Hilliards

Captain 4: Josh Gray

Lieutenant 4: Travis Burns

Lieutenant 4-1: Jeff Hammer

Apparatus Sergeant: Greg Lam

Membership Sergeant: Ali Foltz

SVRS Captain Sierra Hilliards (L) with award recipient, Karen Stoneberger (R)

Board of Directors (2025)

Lisa Morris

Nancy Taylor

Glenna Painter

Travis Hilliards

Ali Foltz

Devon Painter

Karen Stoneberger

Annual Fundraiser Announced

The SVRS is again offering beautifully-packaged, delicious chocolate strawberries Valentine’s Day.

One dozen will be offered for $12 and half dozens will be offered for $8. Pick-up orders will be available on February 13. Pick-up and delivery will be available on February 14.

Those wishing to order strawberries can do so by accessing the online order form HERE, contacting a SVRS member directly, or messaging the SVRS page on Facebook.

Award Recipient Greg Lam (center) with Sierra Hilliards and Josh Gray

The SVRS was first established in 1969 and remains 100% volunteer.

Want to make a tax-deductible donation?

Send a check to…

Stanley Volunteer Rescue Squad
Attn: Travis Hilliards, Treasurer
933 West Main Street
Stanley, Virginia 22851

Please note “donation” on the “for” line. Checks may also be dropped by at the SVRS station drop box (a black box with “933” it, near the front door).

To donate via Venmo, use the recipient name @Treasurer-svrs. Please be sure to note “donation” on your transaction.

All photos courtesy of Stanley Volunteer Rescue Squad

Stanley is a rural town in Page County, Virginia, approximately eight miles south of the county seat of Luray. Sections of Stanley also border Shenandoah National Park. As of the 2023 census, Stanley’s population was 1,723.


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