FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 17, 2010
MEDIA CONTACTS
Maria Lee, Community Relations Office, maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-2054
Cindy DeGrosse, City Manager’s Office, cdegrosse@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 594-7848
The Citizens Recognition Committee – a group of local community leaders from a broad array of backgrounds and areas of expertise appointed by City Council to recognize outstanding volunteer work in Tacoma – seeks four new members who live or work within Tacoma’s city limits.
Ideal applicants will have experience in the following areas:
- Human and social services
- Community involvement
- Neighborhoods
- Education
City Council will review all applications and select four members who will begin serving upon appointment. This 11-member committee meets from 4 – 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month to develop the City of Destiny Awards’ nomination tools and selection criteria, select the City of Destiny Award winners and plan the annual City of Destiny Awards event.
To obtain an application form, visit cityoftacoma.org/commissions. Applications must be sent to Cindy DeGrosse, City Manager’s Office, Room 1200, Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Tacoma 98402.
For more information about the City of Destiny Awards, visit cityoftacoma.org/destinyawards or contact Maria Lee in the Community Relations Office at (253) 591-2054.
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