Jefferson Matters: A Main Street & Chamber Community (JM:MS&CC) is seeking nominations for the 2021 ABC Award. Nominations should be submitted by Friday, Oct. 29, at 4 pm. The award will be presented at a Community Appreciation Night in 2022.
The ABC Award (Above and Beyond the Call) is presented annually to an individual or couple who through their personal involvement, their leadership qualities and their unselfish giving of time and talent, have positively affected activities or accomplishments beneficial to the community at large. Candidates in general should exhibit, but are not limited by, the following characteristics:
• Involvement in a broad spectrum of activities for community betterment.
• Activities should not be essentially an extension of the nominee’s business interests.
• The nominee(s) should have exhibited leadership qualities.
• The nominee(s) should have exhibited capabilities by initiating and carrying through on community projects.
• The nominee(s) should possess characteristics of a nature to produce harmony and good will in promoting worthy projects.
Nomination forms are available in the JM:MS&CC weekly newsletter, by email request to info@jeffersonmatters.org, online here, or at the Welcome Center, 201 E. Lincoln Way. They should be returned to the Welcome Center.
“The ABC Award is a prestigious award that exemplifies an outstanding citizen. We all know one or more! Please nominate an individual who has gone above and beyond the call to produce good will for our community,” said a JM:MS&CC spokesperson. “This recognition is an opportunity to thank those who improve the quality of life for our community.”
