WEEKEND: Jefferson Chamber of Commerce to honor community leaders, volunteers Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce will announce its Citizen of the Year, Business Leader of the Year and Young Professional of the Year at a brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The brunch, in which finalists for the 2014 awards will be presented, will be at the Fort Worden Commons, 200 Battery Way.

Tickets are $40 and must be purchased in advance. None will be available at the door.

They can be purchased at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-Leaders, by calling 360-385-7869 or at the chamber office at 440 12th St.

Nominated for Citizen of the Year are Debbi Steele, affiliated with the Centrum arts organization and the Jefferson County Community Foundation; Ian Keith, Port Townsend Library advisory board member and community volunteer; and Gee Heckscher, Fort Worden Lifelong Learning Center Public Development Authority board member.

Nominees for the Tim Caldwell Business Leader of the Year Award are Malcolm Dorn, entrepreneur and owner of Wally­works Construction; Susan Jacob-Humiston, Sport Townsend general manager; and Heather Dudley-Nollette, Co-Lab co-founder.

The nominees for Young Professional of the Year are Damian Wright, Wright Away Delivery owner; Wren Farris, Soak on the Sound owner; and Chauncey Tudhope-Locklear, ReCyclery manager.

For more information, phone 360-385-7869.

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