Volunteer ‘pro’ Liz Tyndorf Hermosa Person of the Year
by Kevin Cody When Liz Tyndorf told her husband, Tim, she wanted to make more time for their twin boys, in the Mira Costa High band, by quitting her job as the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation Community Relations Director, he encouraged her. “He told me to follow my passion,” she said. And she did, leaving her 9 to 5 job to not only spend more time with her twins, but to becoming a “professional volunteer.” That’s how she jokingly described herself when accepting the Hermosa Beach Person of the Year Award at the Chamber of Commerce Awards Celebration last Monday, February 10, at Saint Rocke. It was Tyndorf’s second community award since quitting her MBEF job 10 months ago. Last July, the 700 member philanthropic group, Sandpipers, named Tyndorf Sandpiper of the Year. The honor was based on her two decades of service with Sandpipers, where she co-chaired the Holiday Home Tour and served on the scholarship and social committees. The Hermosa Woman of the Year honor comes with a plaque. The Sandpiper of the Year comes with still more responsibilities, among them organizing monthly social committee meetings, and the annual Founder’s Day Banquet at the westdrift Manhattan Beach…
Read this story on easyreadernews.com