City of Davis Extends Golden Heart Award Nomination Deadline

DAVIS, CA -- The nomination deadline has been extended for the city's annual Golden Heart Award, a community service honor that recognizes residents who strive to improve the community.

The new due date for nominations is Thursday, Jan. 19.

The award was created after resident Andrew Mockus was tragically killed by his peers in 1992 and the City of Davis Recreation and Park Commission expanded its commitment to the youth of the Davis community. Public forums were held to discuss various issues and to brainstorm on how the community could do more to meet the needs of the teens in Davis.

After consideration, the Commission suggested the City Council adopt several recommendations, including developing an annual Golden Heart Award as a way to recognize outstanding youth in the community, especially students who aren’t typically recognized in other forums.

There are two different categories within the award: the service award and the personal challenge award. The service award recognizes individuals who have given significant service to an expressed need in the community, to their peers, and/or to their school. The personal challenge award recognizes individuals who have overcome a significant challenge in their life. Both of these awards hope to represent youth who display resiliency and who are the “non-traditional achievers."

Nomination forms are available at http://cityofdavis.org/about-davis/community-awards/golden-heart-award-nominations. Anyone -- other than one’s self or one’s parent -- is welcome to nominate a deserving Davis youth in the 7-12th grades.

Nominations are due no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19 in one of the following ways:

• By email to: cdyer@cityofdavis.org
• By mail: City of Davis Golden Heart Awards – ATTN: Carrie Dyer23 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616
• Dropped off to: City Hall, City Clerk’s Office Public Counter, 23 Russell Blvd., Davis.

A reception and awards presentation is planned for 6:30 pm Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the City Council meeting. For more information, call the City of Davis City Manager’s Office at (530) 757-5602 or visit http://cityofdavis.org/about-d...

For more additional, contact Carrie Dyer at (530) 747-5863 or cdyer@cityofdavis.org

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