Public Service Recognition Award

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The Public Service Recognition Award is an honor bestowed by the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts to recognize citizens who have performed outstanding acts of service to the community.[1] It is presented "to a citizen or citizens of Dedham who by his/her actions best exemplifies the spirit of public service through their sharing of time, talent, and energy for the betterment of our Community."[2] Winners receive an original painting of the Fairbanks House, America's oldest timber frame house.[3]

The founding chairman of the committee has said that "There are far too many unsung heroes in our community. Our goal is to sing some of their praises and give them the recognition they deserve for the good works they do day in and day out."[2] Donald Gosselin, the first recipient of the award, said in his acceptance speech that "Any program that encourages volunteering is a great benefit to our community."[3] He added that there wasn't "enough capacity in this auditorium" to recognize all of the volunteers in town.[3]

In 2012, Town Meeting created the Public Service Recognition Committee to select the winner and present the award immediately before the Spring Annual Town Meeting.[1][2] This committee has seven members, appointed by the Town Moderator, with one from each of the town's seven precincts.[2] Nominations are solicited from members of the public.[2]

Winners[]

Year Adult Youth
2013[4][3][5] Donald Gosselin Not awarded
2014[4][5] Amy Black Caroline Bell
2015[4][5] Bill Podolski Not awarded
2016 Rita Mae Cushman Jakob Farnham and Kyle Fonseca[6]
2017 Tim Kelleher
2018[7] Dimitria Sullivan Eric and Jack Linari

Committee chairmen[]

Year Chairman
2013 Brian Keaney[3]
2014 Susan Fay[4]
2015 Susan Fay
2016 Marianne Martin[5]
2018 Cheryl Schoenfeld[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Warrant Article 39, Annual Town Meeting, May 21, 2012
  2. ^ a b c d e Fay, Susan (January 17, 2013). "New Dedham Public Service Recognition Award". Patch. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e Eisenstadter, Dave (May 20, 2013). "Dedham award recipient thanks Town Meeting for recognizing volunteers". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Podolski is 2015 Recipient of Dedham Public Service Recognition Award". The Dedham Times. May 8, 2015. p. 9.
  5. ^ a b c d "Dedham Public Service Award". The Dedham Transcript. April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Dedham High School Students Honored". Patch. May 12, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Dedham Town Meeting". Town of Dedham. May 21, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
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