Therese Pokfryke received the Minotty Eye Foundation Award for the Best Direct Service Employee of the Year for 2010, at the Florida Association of Aging Services Providers annual conference in Orlando.
Pokfryke works at the Northwest Focal Point Senior Center in Margate.
The award is given to those who have demonstrated added value to the service they deliver to benefit elders, gone above and beyond job requirements to provide customer service and ensure customer satisfaction, developed community resources and support to the services being provided, and demonstrated a high level of personal or organizational commitment to excellence.
Paul V. Minotty, M.D., founder of New Vision Eye Center in Vero Beach, established the award.