By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
Native Barren Countian Larry T. Glass was recently awarded the second ever Philanthropist of the Year Award by the T.J. Community Mission Foundation.
The award is given to those who, in Executive Director Randy Burn’s words, “embodies” a charitable spirit and who has “risen above what could have been expected” by the foundation. It was named after Bharat Mody, who was given the inaugural award by the foundation last year.
T.J. Community Mission Foundation Vice Chair Owen Lambert commented while presenting the award the impressive group this award was gathering.
“With this person and Dr. Mody, I really think it needs to be renamed the Philanthropist of the Ages Award for their extreme generosity,” Lambert said.
The award was kept secret from Glass, who jokingly commented that when Mody was “one of [his] best friends in the world.” Though he didn’t do this for the recognition, nor does he like to talk about his accomplishments, Glass said he enjoys helping others.
“I wasn’t expecting this at all,” Glass said. “If we don’t help anybody there’s no need for us to think about getting into Heaven.”
Glass said he has known Mody for roughly 40 years and has “never [denied] him a dollar when asked.” Glass and Mody both had a hand in funding the construction of the Shanti Niketan Hospice Home, the first major project undertaken by the foundation.
In addition to the Philanthropist of the Year Award, Commonwealth Broadcasting received the Volunteer of the Year Award for its coverage of the Care Power Hour.
