ELMHURST, Ill., September 29th, 2016 — The Elmhurst Jaycees are accepting nominations for their 65th Distinguished Service Award (DSA). The prestigious DSA is an annual award given as the Jaycees’ way of recognizing a citizen for his/her dedication to making Elmhurst a better community. Individuals may be nominated at any time of the year for the upcoming year, past recipients are not eligible to be nominated but they, residents and business people are encouraged to submit letters of nomination, in accordance with the following rules:
The nominee must have an Elmhurst association including, but not limited to, a family, church, civic, school or business affiliation
Completed Distinguished Service Award application form to include the names, addresses and telephone numbers of both the nominee and the person making the nomination, which can be downloaded from the Elmhurst Jaycees website (http://www.elmhurstjaycees.com)
Letters of nomination must not exceed 500 words. Supporting letters from other citizens and leaders (not to exceed 500 words per letter), photographs and other relevant information are also encouraged and recommended. Please note these materials will not be returned if the nomination is selected
Nominations must be received by Friday, November 25th
The judging will be done by a panel of Elmhurst Jaycees
Any past nominations not selected must be, and are encouraged to be, resubmitted
The decision of the Jaycees will be final.
Nominations should be mailed to: Elmhurst Jaycees, c/o Katie Cullen, 469 W. Second St., Elmhurst, IL 60126.
DSA recipients of the past ten years include: Lawrence Fricke (2006), Ken Bartels (2007), Shirley Myers (2008), Richard Rosenberg (2009), Marilyn Boria (2010), Kevin and Sarah Diamond (2011), John R. Quigley (2012), Alice Doyle (2013), Blanche Hill (2014) and Susie Sands (2016). The Jaycees are eager to welcome the next DSA recipient to this highly esteemed group of leaders.
The announcement of the 2017 Distinguished Service Award recipient will be made on or before the Elmhurst Jaycees’ monthly meeting on Thursday, February 2nd, at 7:00 p.m., at which time the date of the banquet will be announced.
The Elmhurst Jaycees are a young person’s (ages 21-39) leadership training and mentoring group who always welcome new members. The Jaycees meet on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. For more information regarding the Jaycees visit their website www.elmhurstjaycees.com. For more information regarding the Distinguished Service Award, contact DSA Chairperson Katie Cullen at (630) 926-0277.