For a person who actively avoids the spotlight, Mary Kathryn “M.K.” Blazek’s good citizenship sure seems to attract attention.
Blazek, a Chattanooga native and graduate of Notre Dame High School, recently had a “day” named after her by officials in Greenburgh, New York, where she was one of the lead volunteers in a drive to vaccinate elderly citizens against the virus that causes COVID-19.
Coincidentally, Blazek, 43, was featured in this space 21 years ago for another good deed – helping a traveling Kentucky family navigate a wicked freeway traffic jam in Chattanooga by leading them on a winding path through downtown streets.
That led to her being named an honorary Kentucky Colonel. It turns out the father was a Kentucky lawmaker who was so impressed with her kindness that he had her enshrined with the highest honor awarded by the commonwealth.
Blazek, who moved to New York two decades ago, is now chief operations officer for Tinc Productions, a theatrical and event management company.