LOCAL CITIZENS HONORED DURING SERVICE TO BEAVERTON AWARDS LUNCHEON
Posted: June 30th, 2011 3:32 PM
The City of Beaverton will honor its community members that have gone above and beyond serving others during the annual Service to Beaverton Award luncheon on Tuesday, July 19 from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Big Al's (14950 SW Barrows Road).
The public is invited to attend the Service to Beaverton Award luncheon. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased by calling (503) 644-0123 or online at www.Beaverton.org. Tickets must be purchased by July 11. The luncheon is generously sponsored by Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District.
The Service to Beaverton Award, sponsored by the City of Beaverton and Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce, recognizes individuals, businesses, and organizations that have made significant contributions to the community. The Service to Beaverton Award candidates are nominated in six categories: Business, Educator/Teacher, Emerging Leader, Individual, Neighborhood Association Committee (NAC), and Organization. Mayor Denny Doyle will announce the winners of each category.
For more information about the Service to Beaverton Awards, please contact Lani Parr, Neighborhood Program Manager, at (503) 526-2243.
2011 SERVICE TO BEAVERTON AWARD NOMINEEES:
Business
* Art On Broadway
* Lanphere Enterprises, Inc.
* Portland Purple Water
Educator/Teacher
* Jared Agard from Merlo Station High School,
* Marjorie Rios-Nogales from Barnes Elementary
* Sho Shigeoka a Counselor and Equity Coordinator for the Beaverton School District
* Victor Walton (nominated posthumously) from Kinnaman Elementary School
* Ashlee Yokom from Sexton Mountain Elementary School
Emerging Leader (18 and under)
* Erin Cochran
* Tulsee Doshi
* Brian Fitzgerald
* Kevin Frazier
* Sami Gray
* Yamini Naidu
* Srinidhi Viswanathan
Individual
* Cindy Kimble
* Kathi Kister
* Lisa Mentesana
* Paul Micka
* Pat Porter
* Linda Sneddon
* Consuelo Star
Neighborhood Association
* Henry Kane from the Vose NAC
* Paul Roder from the Central Beaverton NAC
* The West Beaverton NAC Board
* Bill Wood from the West Beaverton NAC
Organization
* Cedar Mill Business Association
* Compassion Beaverton
* Domestic Violence Resource Center
* Housing Independence
* ISing Community Choir
* Leadership Beaverton
* Love Inc. of Greater Beaverton
* Westside Service Center
ABOUT THE SERVICE TO BEAVERTON AWARDS
The City of Beaverton has been recognizing individuals and organizations who have exhibited outstanding service to the community since 1985. The Service to Beaverton Award was created in 2005 after combining the Good Neighbor of the Year, Vergie Ries and Volunteer Service Awards. Previous winners of the Service to Beaverton Award were recognized for committee participation, providing food and assistance for those in need, creating proactive neighborhood associations, and providing funding and volunteers for community events and programs.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton enjoys one of the most diverse populations among Oregon cities. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Pacific Northwest for three consecutive years, as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Most recently, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year-Best Planning Project by the International
Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. For more information, please visit www.beavertonoregon.gov.
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