Community Chest looking for colleagues & formers students of George Williams who is being honored as 2017 Citizen of the Year

Community Chest of Port Washington

Looking for colleagues and former students of George L. Williams

Williams honored as Citizen of the Year on April 24, 2017

The Community Chest of Port Washington has selected George L. Williams as the 2017 Citizen of the Year, for his remarkable contributions to the Port Washington community. He will be honored at a ceremony to be held on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., at the Port Washington Public Library, in the Lapham Room. The Community Chest’s Citizen of the Year Award recognizes “a lifetime of outstanding volunteer service on behalf of the citizens of Port Washington” and has been awarded annually since 1969. The Citizen of the Year ceremony and reception are free and all members of the community are invited to attend.

In addition to his lifelong work in Landmarks Preservation and Port Washington’s historical legacy, George L. Williams was a Weber middle school teacher for nearly 40 years until his retirement in 1990. The Community Chest is collecting recollections of, tributes to and photos of Dr. Williams. The Community Chest has requested colleagues and former students send photos or letters to the Community Chest at info@portchest.org by April 19. The special keepsake will be presented to Dr. Williams at the April 24th ceremony.

To honor Dr. Williams and to raise money for its grantee organizations, the Community Chest prepares a Printed Journal and invites community members to support the journal. For more information on the event, or to RSVP, contact the Community Chest at (516) 767-2121 or info@portchest.org.