Carson City Parks & Recreation Community Service Awards Ceremony
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 10/12/2016 - 11:34am
Event Date:
October 18, 2016 - 4:30pm The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will present Community Service Awards for year 2016 recipients in a brief ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 4:30 p.m. at the monument at the entrance to the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park. The public is invited to attend this free, outdoor event.
The awards will be presented in the following categories:
Volunteer of the Years - Donna Curtis has been active as a member of the Carson City Parks & Recreation Commission since her appointment in 2003, and she served three terms as its Chair. As a commissioner, she was intimately involved in projects and issues including the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the Fuji Park Dog Park, supporting the construction of trails, and supporting and planning of the Multi-purpose Athletic Center (MAC). As a founding member for Parks for Paws (P4P), she was instrumental in the planning and funding Carson City's first and only dog park at Fuji Park. In addition to her direct involvement with Carson City Parks & Recreation, Donna has also been very involved in Partnership Carson City and the newly formed Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation.
Volunteer of the Year - Lenae Dericco has been a volunteer instructor with for the Carson City Swimming Pool for over a decade. She saw a need for Carson City's swimming lessons program to be more inclusive, of higher quality, and available to more age groups. With these needs in mind she started volunteering as a swim instructor. She is responsible for our Grownups and Guppies class, which caters to small children, ages six months to three years, and their parents. She started this program because she saw a gap in early childhood aquatic education.
Organization of the Year - Carson High School's Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) was established in 1974. It is one of the largest units in Nevada and the west coast. This year's current enrollment is 275 cadets. The program is cadet run under the watchful eye of the instructors. NJROTC cadets have assisted the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department with two specific projects: 1) the annual Carson River Cleanup Event and 2) wrapping wire around cottonwood trees to protect them from beaver damage. The NJROTC has assisted with the Carson River Cleanup Event for the past nine years.
Business of the Year - Tahoe Fence has worked with the Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department for many years. They have always benne dependable, efficient, helpful, and community oriented. They are constantly willing to assist or donate supplies in many of the Department's larger events. For the past seven seasons Tahoe Fence has donated the temporary fence for the Arlington Square Ice Rink.
Each recipient's name will be placed on the monument in Mills Park. The selection of award recipients is a cooperative effort between the Carson City Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces Department and the Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation. In addition, the names of Louis R. Doescher and Jennifer Lyn Bailey will be added to the Wall of Memory. For more information, call David Bugli at 775-883-4154.
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