The Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance has announced the four recipients of its Unsung Hero Award, who will be honored along with the other nominees at their annual banquet in May.

“This is our fourth year to recognize Unsung Heroes in Lycoming County,” committee co-chair Dawn Astin said. “It was the idea of co-chair Joe Girio, whose desire was to bring recognition to those that promote brotherhood and peaceful lifestyles during the unextraordinary acts of kindness they do in everyday life for others.”

Unsung Hero recipients are those who “would normally not be recognized nor would expect to be recognized, who aren’t working or serving in an executive position of a business, organization or service club that serves others,” a press release from the alliance said.

“This is someone with a heart for volunteerism that by their service to others exemplifies the true meaning of brotherhood,” the release said.

Nominations are open to the public, with the process beginning in October or November each year, according to a press release.

Four members of the Lycoming County Brotherhood Alliance (LCBA) Board of Directors then study each nominee, choosing up to four nominees to recommend to the rest of the directors, who then vote to award them, Astin said.

This year’s recipients will be Stacey Feinberg, Dayl (Doc) McClintock, Greg “Mr. Greg” Ousley Sr. and Edward Souter Sr.

Stacey Feinberg, described as a hero without a cape in a press release from the alliance, first became endeared to the senior citizen community while helping her mother with Meals on Wheels deliveries. Since 2021, she has been a volunteer at the STEP RiverWalk Center, handling the morning kitchen operations as well as preparation for the lunch deliveries.

Stacey knows every senior by name and has been instrumental in helping them through ever-changing technological advances and the challenges that come with aging, the alliance said.

“Meals Made Simple with Stacey,” created for the Centers for Healthy Aging in Lycoming County where she has logged an impressive 4,000 hours of volunteer time, teaches seniors to create simple but affordable and nutritious meals.

Stacey is also an active member of the South Williamsport Lions Club, dressing up as the Easter Bunny at their annual egg hunt each year, a press release said.

For more than 50 years, Dayl (Doc) McClintock has devoted countless hours to youth sports in the Hughesville area and surrounding communities, the alliance said.

He served as president of the nonprofit Consolidated Sportsmen of Muncy Creek, for more than 20 years.

As his three children got older, McClintock focused his efforts on supporting East Lycoming Little League and other sports, including coaching softball, baseball, basketball and flag football, continuing his dedication even after they graduated, according to a press release.

He has served as president of the committee to elect the Hughesville High School Athletic Hall of Fame since its inception, as well as serving with the Hall of Fame.

In 2022, McClintock joined the ranks of Little League Baseball World Series team hosts, and has been an active member of the Hughesville Rotary for nearly 20 years.

Affectionately known as “Mr. Greg,” U.S. Navy veteran Greg Ousley Sr. was a prominent figure in the urban and Black community in the 90s and 2000s, leading the summer camp program at Bethune Douglas Center, now known as Firetree Place, which gave teenagers from around the city hands-on experience to be camp counselor leaders, before going on to work in the school system mentoring many children, the alliance said.

Ousley often paid for the needs of underserved kids out of his own pocket and was a “friend and mentor” to many children whose families moved to Williamsport to escape the influence of substance abuse that has plagued many bigger cities, a press release said.

“My Pap is my special hero,” wrote Allyssa Souter in nominating her grandfather, Edward Souter Sr.

Souter has dedicated 40 years of service to the Warrensville Lions Club, many of those years as president and secretary, according to a press release.

For over six years, Edward visited the homes or hospital rooms of veterans in hospice care or experiencing other serious health issues, and for more than four years, served at pinning ceremonies where veterans and their families were honored for the sacrifices they made.

Additionally, Souter has assisted senior citizens with chores around their homes, such as mowing grass, small home repairs, and trips to get groceries and prescriptions.