City Of Dublin Announces 2015 Citizen, Young Citizen, Organization Of Year

News from the City of Dublin:

The City of Dublin has announced the 2015 Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, and Organization of the Year.

Citizen: Terri Dyer
Young Citizen: Nicole Chen
Organization: Tri-Valley YMCA

Also recognized were OneDublin.org: James and Mary Morehead; Michael and Katherine Utsumi (Mayor’s Award), and George Zika (Mayor’s Legacy Award).

The winners were crowned at an evening ceremony on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Shannon Community Center. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding individuals and groups who have contributed to the quality of life in Dublin this past year.

Nomination criteria for both the Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year Awards are based on the Dublin Integrity in Action Program’s 10 Characteristics: Responsibility, Respectfulness, Caring, Giving, Positive Attitude, Trustworthiness, Cooperation, Doing One’s Best, Honesty, and Self-Discipline.

The Young Citizen of the Year recognizes the volunteer service of Dublin’s youth in 1st – 12th grade.

The Mayor’s Award is a special award that the Mayor presents to someone whom he believes has worked tirelessly on behalf of the Dublin community in the previous calendar year. The Mayor’s Legacy Award is a new special award that the Mayor presents to someone to recognize extraordinary, long-term dedication to the Dublin community.

Award recipients will be recognized at an upcoming City Council meeting.

The Organization of the Year will receive a $500 cash prize, and a $300 donation will be given to each of the Citizen and Youth Citizen of the Year’s favorite non-profit organization.

Information on each of the award recipients can be found on the City’s website,www.dublin.ca.gov/vre