The Key Peninsula Lions Club will hold its 37th Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year Award recognizing outstanding community members at the KP Civic Center March 23 beginning at 5 p.m.
The keynote speaker will be Eric Blegen, executive director of The Mustard Seed Project.
Anyone who lives or works on the KP who makes “an outstanding contribution to society is eligible (for the award),” said Hal Wolverton, KP Lions Club vice president. “It was designed for volunteers, but it’s not limited to volunteers because some people go way above and beyond.”
Other citations are given during the celebration to commend local achievers in addition to the Citizen of the Year, in keeping with the Lions Club motto: “We serve.”
The KP Lions Club provides eyeglasses and hearing aids to KP residents, awards the KP Lions Memorial Scholarship to high school students, organizes highway cleanups and an annual Volksmarch, volunteers its labor and expertise to maintain and improve KP parks, distributes free dictionaries each year to every third-grader on the KP and to Key Peninsula Middle School and makes grants to local nonprofits.
The event will include dinner and a no-host bar, and there is usually a chance to meet community leaders, local officials, and elected representatives. Tickets are avail- able online for a donation of $25.
For more information, go to the KP Lions Club website: e-clubhouse.org/sites/keypen- insulawa.
2023 Citizen of the Year Award Nominees
Dawn Barnes
Kellie Bennett
Stephanie Brooks
Lisa Caskin
Robert Fisher
Jessica Gamble
Bob and Barbara Green
Kathy Lyons
Lisa Mills
Rachel Pittman
Tina Whittemore
UNDERWRITTEN BY THE FUND FOR NONPROFIT NEWS (NEWSMATCH) AT THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, THE ANGEL GUILD, ADVERTISERS, DONORS AND PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT LOCAL NEWS
