
The Museum presented Shelley Nizynski Reese with the award on March 6th, 2012. Executive Director Rich Hirschhaut said, "The Power of One Award is a recognition of someone who makes a difference in the world for the good and pays it forward, motivating and inspiring others. This award was created in an effort to demonstrate in a very tangible and visible way how one voice has the ability to change the future, just as it has changed thousands of people's lives in the past. Shelley is the ideal example of how one person can make a difference in the world." Shelley accepted the award at the Illinois Holocaust Museum's annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner in Chicago.