From The Diocese of Rochester-Rochester's Episcopal bishop and the Worker Justice Center of New York's executive director were honored for their work with farmworkers during an event Thursday.
The Rt. Rev. Prince G. Singh received the George Exley-Stiegler Award during the Rural & Migrant Ministry Dinner, held at Temple B'rith Kodesh in Brighton.
The Jim Schmidt Award went to Lewis O. Papenfuse, executive director of the Worker Justice Center, which has offices in Rochester, Albany and Kingston, Ulster County. Its work includes providing legal services to low-wage workers and advocating for institutional change. Schmidt, who died in 2012, served for more than 25 years as director of Farmworker Legal Services of NY, one of the center's predecessors.
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