The Port Huron City Council is seeking nominations for this year’s “Spirit of Port Huron” awards.
Launched by the council in 1986, the community service awards program aims to show appreciation to Port Huron’s outstanding citizens who have contributed their time and effort toward making Port Huron an even better place to live.
The “Spirit of Port Huron” awards program will take place Sept. 26. Awards will be given in the following eight categories:
• BROTHERHOOD: A person who has displayed leadership in fostering understanding and promoting harmony and good will among all.
CIVIC: A person, business or organization who has significantly contributed time, talent or investment to make Port Huron a better place to live, work and play.
• CULTURAL: A person who has encouraged the appreciation and advancement of the arts or heritage of Port Huron and its citizens.
• ECONOMIC PROGRESS: A person or business that has invested or encouraged an investment in the community that has stabilized or enhanced the economic climate and quality of life in Port Huron.
• GOOD NEIGHBOR: A person who has gone out of their way in an unsolicited manner to help their neighbors in an extraordinary manner.
HEROISM: A person who has risked personal injury or their life in a spontaneous act to save others.
• LIFE ACHIEVEMENT: Bestows a special recognition on the rare individual who has consistently and unselfishly given an extraordinary amount of time and personal effort over the course of many years toward the betterment of the community.
• YOUTH SERVICE: A young person who has displayed outstanding citizenship, principally through community service activities.
Council is asking the citizens of Port Huron, along with local groups, service clubs and churches, to submit names of people they feel are deserving of such recognition. Nominations should include a name, address and phone number, along with the nominee’s name, address and phone number, the category for which they’re being nominated and a description of the activities that support the nomination.
Nominations must be received by July 14 and should be mailed to: Office of the Mayor, 100 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron, MI 48060.
