Suffolk County Accepting Nominations for Senior Citizen of the Year Award

County Executive Steve Bellone and the Office for the Aging announced that the County is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Senior Citizen of the Year Award.

Nominations must be received no later than Wednesday, Feb. 18.

The award recognizes a senior citizen who has significantly contributed to other seniors, either as an advocate, role model, leader, or volunteer.

“Suffolk County is blessed to have so many extraordinary seniors who have made meaningful and significant impacts on their local communities,” Bellone said. “It is fitting that we take the time to recognize those individuals who want to make Suffolk County and our region as a whole, a better place to live for all of us.”

The award will be presented at a senior celebration luncheon sponsored by the Suffolk County Office for the Aging and the Suffolk County Senior Citizen Advisory Board on Thursday, May 14 at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook.

Nominations can be downloaded at www.SuffolkCountyNY.Gov/Aging and must include the nominee’s name, address, and phone number, along with the reason for nominating this individual. Candidates must be 60 years of age or older and a resident of Suffolk County.

Nominations should be mailed or faxed to:

Senior Award

Suffolk County Office for the Aging

PO Box 6100

Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099

Fax (631) 853-8225

Employees of federal, state, county or local municipalities engaged in providing services to senior citizens are not eligible. Previous award recipients are also not eligible.

For more information, contact Mary-Valerie Kempinski at 631-853-8309.

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