Volunteering a lifelong passion for former CAP cadet

NEW YORK -- Edith Marie Gonder Pernice learned the importance of volunteering while serving as a 15-year-old cadet with the Civil Air Patrol. Sixty-four years later, she maintains that same volunteer spirit, serving such organizations as the Business and Professional Women (BPW) and the American Legion. As a result of her volunteerism, the Business and Professional Women of Delhi, N.Y., are honoring Pernice as their 2009 Woman of the Year.