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GoodSamaritan | by Preston Knight, Contributing Writer
Village Keeper
Winchester's Scully is 2021
Good Samaritan Award Winner
T
ina Marie Scully lifted the words right out of the
document she had no knowledge existed.
" It takes a village, " she says to the roomful of eyes
cast on her, referencing what it takes to pull off the work
of her organization, Families Reaching Out Group in
Winchester, Va.
From board members to
community supporters to
relationships with social workers
and schools, her message is no
individual could possibly go at it
alone to provide the foster care
services the organization known
as FROG offers.
Except, Scully can. That's why
when Shenandoah Valley Electric
Cooperative nominated her for
the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware
Association of Electric Cooperatives'
2021 Good Samaritan Award, the
narrative began, " The saying that
'It takes a village to raise a child'
meets a formidable foe in Tina
Marie Scully. "
Scully and her husband,
Robert, have fostered several
dozen children, which assuredly
has made immeasurable impact
on these young lives and their
families. Her experience led to
the formation of FROG, dedicated
to making a positive difference
in the lives of foster children and
other youth who have been victims
of abuse or neglect, or who are at-risk.
" This is my
passion.
I've always
loved
children. "
- Tina Marie Scully
One of the most important ways it
accomplishes this goal is through Froggy's
Closet, a downtown Winchester store
where everything is free to foster families.
On May 4 at Froggy's, an unsuspecting
Scully was presented the Good Samaritan
Award by SVEC board members and
staff, plus a VMDAEC representative,
while surrounded by FROG volunteers
and directors.
" I've been lied to all day, " she says
of the ruse that brought a small crowd to the store. " This is
my passion. I've always loved children. "
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PASSION LEADS OTHERS
Scully and Froggy's Closet are SVEC members, though
co-op membership is not a prerequisite to earning Good
Samaritan status. Established in 1968, the award recognizes
an individual, a couple or a family who have rendered
extraordinary service in a
private or public capacity
on a local, state or national
basis, without seeking, or
having received, public
recognition for
his/her/their service.
" We are beyond
honored to recognize Tina,
who embodies the Seventh
Cooperative Principle of
'Concern for Community.'
Her dedication and
selflessness follows in
the tradition of our Good
Samaritan Award, " says
Brian Mosier, president
and CEO of the
cooperative association.
Scully co-founded
FROG in 2009 as a
support group for foster
parents and then obtained
nonprofit status in 2011,
branching out to serve
any child in need.
Froggy's Closet is the
predominant program
provided by FROG,
opening at its current location in December 2015.
verything in the store, which has a frog motif in front,
iis donated, inclu
s donated, including new or like-new clothing.
ith Scully
Scully adds: " Pas
done. People wil
Scully, adds: " Passion really drives people in getting the job
d
VEC Vice Chair Bill Orndoff, directing his words to
one. People will follow people who are passionate. " 
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hich is how Utz became involved in the organization
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With Scully by her side at the award ceremony, FROG
board member Anne Marie Utz says Scully's passion spreads,
PHOTO COURTESY PRESTON KNIGHT
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