The Key Peninsula Lions Club will present its 38th Key Peninsula Citizen of the Year Award recognizing an outstanding community member during a banquet March 29 at the KP Civic Center.
There are 22 nominees for the 2024 award.
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 president. “It was designed for volunteers, but it’s not limited to volunteers because some people go way above and beyond.”
Other citations are often 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, volunteers its labor and expertise to maintain and improve KP parks, distributes free dictionaries each year to every third-grader on the KP and Key Peninsula Middle School, and makes grants to local nonprofits.
The event will include dinner and a no-host bar. The keynote speaker will be Pierce County Council Member Robyn Denson (D-7th). Tickets are available online for a donation of $35.
For more information, go to the KP Lions Club website: e-clubhouse.org/sites/keypeninsulawa.
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