Citizen of the Year Nominations Sought
(PHOTO: 2021 Citizen of the Year Eldress Mary Henderson receiving her award from 2020 recipient Freddie Paul.)
The search is on for the 2022 Athens Citizen of the Year. The award has been presented annually since 1966.
Eldress Mary Henderson of the Church of the Living God was the 2021 Citizen of the Year, awarded earlier this year at the Athens Chamber Gala. Other previous recipients have been: the medical community, Freddie Paul, Steve Barksdale, Milburn Chaney, Willy Robison, Drew Douglas, Peggy Rhodes, David Holdredge, Arch (Bill) Hunt, Judith McGilvray, Gary Williamson, and Mary Wadell.
Do you know someone living in Athens who has exhibited generous community spirit and a commitment to improving the quality of life for Athens and the entire community over a long period and beyond their regular employment? Someone who demonstrates outstanding leadership, citizenship, vision, civic pride, and a solid commitment to a better Athens and whose volunteerism and community involvement have positively influenced and improved the quality of life for individuals in Athens? Someone who has gone that extra mile and done more than is expected to make Athens a better community where to live, work and raise a family? Someone who may go mainly unknown to the majority of the community and quietly performs tasks that make Athens a better place to call home?
If so, we invite you to submit a nomination for that person who deserves the recognition of this prestigious award. The award recipient’s identity will be kept secret until it is announced. The recipient is honored at the Athens Chamber of Commerce annual Gala on Jan. 28. Nominations should be sent as a letter of recommendation in a SEALED envelope marked Citizen of the Year, C/O the Athens Chamber of Commerce, 201 West Corsicana Street, Suite1, Athens, TX 75751, or hand-delivered. Digital nominations will also be accepted by completing the form here.
The deadline for nominations is Jan. 18.
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