Davis, Food Bank honored at annual awards banquet

For the Mon Valley Independent

Austin Davis grew up hearing stories about how prosperous the Mon Valley was in the 1950s and 1960s.

“That’s never been my reality,” said Davis, who recently turned 30. 

Now, as a state legislator from McKeesport, Davis said he is seeing signs that the region has turned a corner. 

Davis was honored Thursday night by Mon Valley Initiative with the organization’s U.S. Sen. H. John Heinz III Award for Community Service. The award was presented at the Sunset Room in Elizabeth Township with about 180 people in attendance.

Many different forces are coming together to ensure that “brighter days are still ahead of us,” Davis said.

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