Soroptimist International of Butler County has named Audray Muscatello Yost as its 2022 Community Ruby Award winner. She will be honored at the Soroptimist’s Spring Fling fundraising event at the Butler Country Club April 2. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Soroptimist International of Butler County has chosen Audray Muscatello Yost of Butler as its 2022 Community Ruby Award winner. She will be honored at the Soroptimists’ Spring Fling fundraising event April 2 at the Butler Country Club.

“We are incredibly pleased to be presenting this award to Audray,” said Becky Plymale, the Soroptimists’ award chairwoman.

“I was really shocked when Becky came to my house and brought me flowers. I was shocked. It was a honor. I was definitely not expected it,“ said Yost of the day she learned she was the recipient of the award.

Plymale said the Ruby Award honors non-Soroptimist women who are making extraordinary efforts on behalf of other women. The award is an opportunity for the club to say “thank you” and encourage others to explore ways to assist women.

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Retired Butler teacher Audray Muscatello Yost organizes the distribution of food to the various Butler County schools for the backpack program at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul food bank in December. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Butler Area School District Kids’ Weekend Backpack Program team leader Audray Muscatello Yost, left, and volunteer Judy Volchko pick items to make take-home meal packages for students for the holidays in December. Butler Eagle File Photo