Orange County Human Rights Commission Chair Fred Cook with honorees Rev. Stephen Ruelke, Glenn and Susan Dickes, Daniel Hutting, Patricia Fayo and Amado Valdes at the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus offers remarks at the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Orange County Legislator Katie Bonelli offers remarks at the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner held on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Music and dance from Southeast Asia was the entertainment for the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Nolly Climes introduces Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award Honoree Amado Valdes during the annual dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Music and dance from Southeast Asia was the entertainment for the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Daniel Hutting offers remarks after receiving the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award during a dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Pat Claiborne introduces one of the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award Honorees during a dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

The Rev. Stephen Ruelke offers remarks after receiving the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award during a dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014, as his wife Ruth looks on at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Patricia Fayo offers remarks after receiving the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award during a dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Susan and Glenn Dickes offer remarks after receiving the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award during a dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Father William Scafidi offers the Benediction at the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Orange County Human Rights Commissioner Rabbi Joel Schwab offers the Invocation at the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner held on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Nolly Climes introduces one of the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award Honorees at a Dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Orange County Human Rights Commission Chair Fred Cook offers remarks at the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner held on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Amado Valdes offers remarks after receiving the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award during a dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014, as his wife Ruth looks on at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Music and dance from Southeast Asia was the entertainment for the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Music and dance from Southeast Asia was the entertainment for the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Amado Valdes offers remarks after receiving the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award during a dinner on Thursday, April 10, 2014, as his wife Ruth looks on at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Music and dance from Southeast Asia was the entertainment for the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Father William Scafidi introduces Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award Honoree The Rev. Stephen Ruelke during the annual dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Anita Manley introduces Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award Honoree Glenn and Susan Dickes during the annual dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Music and dance from Southeast Asia was the entertainment for the Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Awards Dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Kara Dorsey introduces Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award Honoree Daniel Hutting during the annual dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.

Orange County Human Rights Commission 2014 Award Honorees Amado Valdes and The Rev. Stephen Ruelke shake hands during the annual dinner, held on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at The Fountains in Middletown, NY. Hudson Valley Press/CHUCK STEWART, JR.