Duke Dungan and Ken Mohn honored for Outstanding Service to the Needy

Duke Dungan receiving award

Duke Dungan of Lake Forest Park and Ken Mohn of Shoreline received Outstanding Service awards from the St. Vincent de Paul Society at the Council's Appreciation Dinner on Sunday, March 27. The event, held at Kennedy High School in Burien, celebrated the special people who make home visits and run programs to assist neighbors in need.

Each received the St. Vincent de Paul “Least of My Brethren” Award for outstanding service to the needy, along with five other honorees in King County. The Least of My Brethren Award is taken from the biblical passage of Matthew 25:40 where Christ says “Whatever you did it to one of the least of by brethren (Feed the Hungry, Clothe the Naked, Visit those in prison) you did it to me.” 

Duke Dungan is a Lake Forest Park resident and member of St. Mark Catholic Parish. 

Ken Mohn is a Shoreline resident and member of St. Luke Catholic Parish.  

 

Both men have made home visits to help neighbors in need, preventing eviction, hunger, and utility shut-off.  Each has helped build a strong group in their parish to work with the poor and disadvantaged, and shown great empathy in reaching out to those who have been neglected or hurt.

For 30 years Dungan has served the poor as a member of the St. Vincent de Paul all-volunteer group at St. Mark Parish in Shoreline.  In addition, he has served in leadership of the group including president and treasurer among his many positions.  In St. Mark Parish he has been referred to as the face of St. Vincent de Paul.

For many years Mohn has served the poor as a member of the St. Vincent de Paul all-volunteer group at St. Luke Parish.  He has served in leadership of the group as a president and co-president. Ken continues to do extra tasks for the all-volunteer St. Vincent de Paul outreach, and is in charge of the "Helping Hands" packets, which St. Luke parishioners give to street people in need of a hot meal, clothing, and bus passes.

About the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County

St. Vincent de Paul is known for its home visits to the poor, community thrift stores, case management programs, and food and meal programs which provide more than 1.6 million meals annually. More than 34,000 home visits and other contacts were made in King County to help 68,000 people this past year. St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores recycle more than 4000 tons of materials annually. More than 121,000 hours of volunteer service annually are given by generous people like Mohn and Dungan. Total calls answered for help in Seattle/King County were 52,150 in 2010—up 58% over 2008

The Catholic lay-run charity, which helps neighbors in need regardless of creed, assists the needy in 142 countries. In Seattle and King County, the Community Information Line (211) refers more people to St. Vincent de Paul than any other charity for basic needs assistance.