Under the headline, “Joe Sherwood: Honoring Good Police Work,” the feature story interviewed Sherwood, son Howard, grand-daughter Laurie and great-grandson Ethan for a story about the Sherwood family’s commitment to philanthropy.
Joseph Sherwood is an Honorary Life Member of the ADL National Commission. Howard Sherwood is a member of the ADL National Executive Committee and a former Chair of the Pacific Southwest Region.
The Sherwood Prize is described in the article as a collaboration that reinforces ADL’s already strong relationship with Southern California’s crime-fighting agencies while shining a spotlight on “the folks in the trenches — cops on the street, prosecutors in the courtroom — who do something extraordinary,” according to Amanda Susskind, ADL’s Pacific Southwest regional director. “We think it’s very important for people to hear the positive news about our law enforcement partners. They are heroes among us who go unrecognized every day.”
Joe Sherwood calls the prize “the thing I’m most proud of.” He explains, “The great reward for me, in giving these prizes, is the opportunity to meet so many good guys. They have done so much for their communities — not for recognition. They just do the right thing at the right time. Just to shake hands with them and say thank you is so important to me.”