2024 BROTHERHOOD BANQUET
 

Our 2024 Banquet was a wonderful evening!  Imagine the grand ballroom at the Genetti Hotel in Williamsport
full to almost overflowing with people you can not say enough good things about! Seven were given awards for
their good works and wonderful folks from throughout our county were there to honor them.

The 2024 William Picklener Brotherhood Award recipients honored were Timothy Smith and Karen Young.
The 2024 Unsung Heroes honored were Stacey Feinberg, Dayl McClintock, Greg Ousley, Sr., and Edward
Souter, Sr. The 2024 Ray Keyes Sports Award recipient honored was David Bower.

The Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance (LCBA) has promoted the cause of goodwill and understanding
among all people in Lycoming County for over 70 years!  Our mission is to actively promote tolerance of all
religious, civic, and political beliefs to demonstrate commitment to the promotion and maintenance of the
cultural, racial and social fabric of Lycoming County.

Our keynote speaker, Earn Granville, served nine years in the Army National Guard as an infantryman, with
deployments to Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.  On his final tour, he lost his left leg through the knee to a roadside
bomb while on patrol. His teammates, Major Scott Hagerty of Stillwater, OK, and Specialist Derek Holland of
Wind Gap, PA, died from the blast.

Earl is a graduate at the University of Scranton and works for many nonprofits, such as Operation Enduring
Warrior, The Oscar Mike Foundation, and Warrior Strong Inc.  These charities help keep wounded and disabled
veterans and law enforcement physically active after their injuries.

Earl spends most of his time traveling the country as a public speaker, and discussing healthy ways to battle
adversity from his own experiences and ideas after the passing of someone very close to him who took his own
life while they were serving on active duty back in 2010.

He has received numerous awards for his volunteer work and his speaking, including the 2018 Attorney General
Heart So Big Award, the Junior Chamber International (JCI USA) TOYA Award for Personal Improvement
and/or Accomplishment under the Class of 2017 and the 2018 Daughters of the American Revolution Veterans
Volunteer Award.

Earl retired out of the army as a Staff Sergeant with many awards such as the Combat Infantryman Badge and
the Purple Heart.