ELMHURST, Ill., February 14, 2011 — The Elmhurst Jaycees are now accepting nominations for their 59th 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.
Past recipients are not eligible to be nominated but they, residents and businesspeople are encouraged to submit letters of nomination, in accordance with the following rules:
q The nominee must have an Elmhurst association including, but not limited to, a family, church, civic, school or business affiliation;
q Go to www.elmhurstjaycees.com and fill out an application;
q The names, addresses and telephone numbers of both the nominee and the person making the nomination must be included with the letter of nomination;
q Nominations must be received by Monday, February 28, 2011;
q The judging will be done by the Elmhurst Jaycees;
q Any past nominations not selected must be, and are encouraged to be, resubmitted; and
q The decision of the Jaycees will be final.
Nominations should be mailed to: Julie Miller Sheehan c/o Elmhurst Jaycees, 314 North York Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126.
DSA recipients in the past decade include: Ralph Pechanio (2001), John and Phyllis Carroll (2002), Thomas O. Myers, Jr. (2003), William and Charlotte Ralston (2004), Betsy Hanisch (2005), Lawrence Fricke (2006), Ken Bartels (2007), Shirley Myers (2008), Richard Rosenberg (2009) and Marilyn Boria (2010). The Jaycees are eager to welcome the next DSA recipient to this highly esteemed group of leaders.
The announcement of the 2011 Distinguished Service Award recipient will be made via press release.
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 Julie Miller at (630) 650-0466.