2013 Rosie Kelly Award Nominees Are Being Sought Through January 23, 2013

ROSIE KELLY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD NOMINEES ARE BEING SOUGHT

Nominations accepted through January 23rd

 

ST. MARYS, GA - The St. Marys Downtown Merchants’ Association is accepting applications for the annual Rosie Kelly Community Service Award.  The award recognizes outstanding service by an individual to the St. Marys community. 

 

The award is named in memory of Rosalie Kelly, or Rosie to those who knew her best, who was instrumental in bringing the St. Marys Downtown Merchants’ Association to life in an effort to preserve and revitalize the economy and historic ambiance of the downtown area. The St. Marys’ Mardi Gras Festival and Parade were her brainchild nineteen years ago and the event has been a fun and exciting aspect of achieving the Association’s goals. In 2002, Ms. Kelly received the inaugural award at that year’s Mardi Gras Ball celebration. The following January Rosie lost a battle with cancer.  Through the continued presentation of this award to other community heroes, Rosie’s strength and spirit are remembered and honored each year.

 

The Mardi Gras Festival & Parade grows each year and has become an eagerly anticipated event, not only in Camden County, but throughout the surrounding area. The event, which in 2012 was named a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event, will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2013 beginning with the 10am parade. The annual Mardi Gras Ball takes place the same evening. 

 

The criteria for the Rosie Kelly Community Service Award is as follows, beginning with the nominee being a resident of Camden County, having lived anywhere within the county for at least 2 years. Additionally, this person should be at least 21 years of age and should be involved in organizations or activities benefiting the local community.  Activities need not be restricted solely to St. Marys, but the bulk of activity should benefit institutions, arts, community service projects and residents of St. Marys.

 

Please provide a brief essay or description of the nominee’s community service activities, and why you feel this person is worthy of community recognition. Also, provide the following information or pick up an application at the St. Marys Welcome Center. NOMINEE: Name, address, day and evening phone numbers; place of employment and is it okay to call at work; Married or Single; and number of children and their ages. PERSON MAKING NOMINATION, if different than nominee: Name, address, day and evening phone numbers and tell us how you know the person you are nominating. We must have complete information regarding the nominee and the person making the nomination, in case we have any questions about the information provided. Please print or type all responses and return nomination form and essay to Angela Wigger at the St. Marys Welcome Center, 111 Osborne Street, St. Marys or email info@stmaryswelcome.com no later than Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by 5pm. 

 

All nominations will be reviewed and considered by an awards review panel with the winner being selected based on their achievements made towards a better St. Marys and based on how their community service best characterizes the spirit of St. Marys. The winner of the award will be announced and recognized at the Mardi Gras Ball on Saturday, February 9, 2013. 

 

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