Nominations are being accepted for this year’s 51st Annual Joseph M. Plasko Citizenship Award of the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce.
The sole recipient of this 2014 award shall be selected on the basis of voluntary contribution to the civic advancement of Tamaqua and the well-being of its citizens. Any work for which the nominee was paid shall not be considered in the selection. The award is not being made solely on any subdivision of civic endeavor, such as religious, economic or charitable activity, but rather on an overall service on a variety of community endeavors.
The award will be presented at the 64th Annual Chamber/TIDE Dinner to be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Location to be announced.
Nominations in the form of signed letters will be accepted from various fraternal, social, religious or civic organizations, as well as individual residents of the area. The general public shall be encouraged to participate and a press release announcing the receiving of the nominations shall be placed in local newspapers three weeks in advance of the meeting of the Selection Committee. Nomination letters are to be mailed to the Joseph M. Plasko Citizenship Award Committee in care of the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce, 114 West Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252. Email letters will also be accepted. The email address is tamaquachamber@verizon.net.
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, April 11, 2014, by 12 noon.
The “Citizenship Award” was established in 1963 via the Board of Directors of the Board of Directors of the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce.
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For more information on how to submit your recommendation or to view requirements and rules, click the image below or call (570) 668-1880.
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Past award winners were:
1964: Mrs. Ella Ray Mundy (deceased)
1965: Gordon Pfeil (deceased)
1966: Mrs. Ruth Kropp (deceased)
1967: George Seligman (deceased)
1968: Rev. M.E. Detterline (deceased)
1969: A. A. “Brig” Young (deceased)
1970: Anthony J. Maff
1971: Willis R. Parnell (deceased)
1972: Paul L. Wagner (deceased)
1973: Oscar S. Werley, Jr. (deceased)
1974: Dr. Harry W. Bailey (deceased)
1975: John Lindenmann (deceased)
1976: Jacob Rimbach (deceased)
1977: William G. Guy (deceased)
1978: Chester A. Hoffman (deceased)
1979: E. Franklin Griffiths (deceased)
1980: Charles “Sam” Ghares (deceased)
1981: William A. Moser (deceased)
1982: Mrs. Elizabeth Purnell (deceased)
1983: Rev. F. Peter Muhr
1984: Robert J. Pitts
1985: Dr. Mary Malishaucki (deceased)
1986: Raymond Ripko (deceased)
1987: John Kellner (deceased)
1988: Dorothy “Tillie” Ghares (deceased)
1989: William H. Fegley, Sr.
1990: Linda Yulanavage.
1991: George Wenzel (deceased)
1992: Junior Zehner (deceased)
1993: Constantine “Gus” Depos (deceased)
1994: Sheldon Shafer
1995: Ruth Essington
1996: Nicholas J. Young
1997: Paul Scherer
1998: Floyd Zimmerman
1999: Herman Lutz (deceased)
2000: Dr. H. Bruce Geiger
2001: Robert Evans
2002: Dale Freudenberger
2003: Pat Freeh:Stefanek
2004: Judy Hoppes
2005: Curtis J. Bailey
2006: Sally Ann Neumann (deceased)
2007: Jerome P. Knowles
2008: Todd Miller
2009: Randy Gormley
2010: Emerson Musser
2011: Andrew Leibenguth
2012: Fran Stahl
2013: Matt Hope
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