Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND — Friends, admirers and business associates are invited to a reception today in which six community heroes will be honored with the Jefferson County Heart of Service award for 2015.
The award recognizes the “dedication, sacrifice and accomplishments” of community leaders and volunteers “who have made a difference in Jefferson County, who have made our communities a better place by doing extraordinary things for their neighbors, their community or the environment.”
This is the 10th year for the Heart of Service award, sponsored by the Peninsula Daily News, the Rotary Club of Port Townsend (noon club), the Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary Club and the East Jefferson Rotary Club.
The awards will be presented at a luncheon at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St. in downtown Port Townsend, at noon Thursday.
The luncheon is open to the public. Cost is $12 for soup, salad and a sandwich, and $9 for soup and a salad.
Those attending are asked to arrive by 11:45 a.m.
The 2015 Heart of Service honorees are:
A blue-ribbon judging committee selected the six recipients from 19 nominations made by individuals, clubs, churches, businesses and other organizations.
