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Seeking Nominations for the

2025 Clara and Larry Rezash Equality Advocacy Award

In June 2025, Harmony Creek Church will be honoring an
individual or organization for their positive impact on behalf of the LGBTQ+
community in the Miami Valley through the Clara and Larry Rezash Equality
Advocacy Award, lovingly known as the Clary Award.

This annual award is named in memory of United Church of Christ Pastor
Larry Rezash and his wife Clara Barnum Rezash, who dedicated their lives

to ensuring that all people feel known and loved,
especially those who are LBGTQ+ and are not accepted by their families.
Larry and Clara arrived in Dayton in 1982 and immediately found their
community with PFLAG. For the next 40 years, they attended
countless PFLAG gatherings, marched in many Pride parades, and gave
warm hugs to thousands of people who desperately needed them. Although
they received countless awards for their compassion, helping a family reunite
or witnessing an individual find love and acceptance is what made all their
work worthwhile.

It is in the spirit of Clara and Larry's love and commitment that we look forward
to honoring this year’s award recipient for continuing their work
today.

Above: Dayton and Montgomery County’s Public Health LGBTQ+ Health Initiatives Project Manager Richelle Frabotta was the 2024 Clara and Larry Rezash Equality Advocacy Award (or Clary Award) recipient.

Below: Clara Rezash meeting with the 2024 Clary Award winner, Richelle Frabotta.

Nominations

Please complete and submit the form below to make your 2025 nomination for the

Clara and Larry Rezash Equality Advocacy Award

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2025 Nomination Form

Nominee's Full Name

Nominee's Complete Address

Nominee's Email

Nominee's Phone

Please describe the nature of the nominee's work, the impact this work is having on the local LGBTQ+ community, and the way in which the nominee serves as a positive role model and/or advocate.

Reference 1 (Not required, but helpful) Please include the name and contact information of an individual we may reach to learn more about your nominee’s advocacy work for and with our local LGBTQ+ community:

Reference 2 (Not required, but helpful) Please include the name and contact information of an individual we may reach to learn more about your nominee’s advocacy work for and with our local LGBTQ+ community:

Reference 3 (Not required, but helpful) Please include the name and contact information of an individual we may reach to learn more about your nominee’s advocacy work for and with our local LGBTQ+ community:

Nominator's Name and Contact Info:

Thank you for your submission! To nominate a Miami Valley resident or organization for the Clara and Larry Rezash Equality Advocacy Award, please submit this information by 11:59 p.m. on March 31.

The winning individual or group will be announced in late April.

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Nominations

2025 Nomination Form

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