City Events and Recognition Committee Announces 2021 City of Destiny Award Winners
Mayor Victoria Woodards and the City Council will recognize Tacoma’s top volunteers and service providers this year during the 35th annual City of Destiny Awards.
The City of Tacoma will present a virtual format of the awards ceremony to align with state guidelines for safe reopening. The presentation will air Saturday, June 26, at 6 PM on TV Tacoma, Tacoma's Live Stream, and the event will also stream on Facebook LIVE.
“The community members recognized each year as part of the City of Destiny Awards are a living example of compassion in action,” said Mayor Victoria Woodards. “Their dedication to service is an example to us all, and the positive impacts they make are even more important for a community responding to a global pandemic.”
The 2021 City of Destiny Award recipients are:
Adult Leadership: An individual that inspires others to help meet a need in the community.
Kwabena Amoah-Forson and the Peace Bus
Rosemary Ponnekanti and the Tacoma Light Trail
Youth Leadership: An individual up to 18 years of age that inspires others to help meet a need in the community.
Dylan O’Catherine
Kelsey Monaghan-Bergson
Lifetime Service: Dedicated service performed by an individual for an extended period that benefits the community.
Dr. William (Bill) Baarsma
Youth Service: Dedicated service performed by an individual up to 18 years of age that benefits the community.
Enjoli Shaw
Logan Cornwell
Group: Creating Tacoma Destinations: Teamwork on a project that benefits the community.
Zoo Horticulture Volunteer Team
Tony Ciocca
Larry Clark
Caitlin Harris
Scott Murdock
Group: Teamwork on a project that benefits the community.
ILWU Local 23
Environmental Sustainability: Individual or group of all ages dedicated to improving, conserving, or protecting the natural environment.
Daniel Patnode
Disability Advocate: Professional: Individual professional dedicated to increasing accessibility to services such as employment, health, housing, civics, culture, recreation, facilities, and/or programs for people with disabilities.
Amin Tony Hester
Disability Advocate: Volunteer: Individual volunteer dedicated to increasing accessibility to services such as employment, health, housing, civics, culture, recreation, facilities, and/or programs for people with disabilities.
Anthony Caldwell
Economic Development: Group or individual dedicated to improving, encouraging, and promoting sustainable economic development for under-represented communities.
Stephanie Hopkins
Equity & Empowerment: Group or individual dedicated to the promotion of social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion ensuring all have access to resources and opportunities, with specific focus on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Dwayne Joseph
Past Years Recipients List
Watch the 2020 video of the event on TV Tacoma
Previous Award Winners’ Photos
View photos from the 2019 City of Destiny Awards Ceremony (Credit: Matty Photo & Motion)
View photos from the 2018 City of Destiny Awards Ceremony (Credit: Matty Photo & Motion)
View photos from the 2017 City of Destiny Awards Ceremony (Credit: Matty Photo & Motion)
Background
Since 1987, the City of Tacoma has honored more than 300 outstanding local volunteers through its City of Destiny Awards program. The City of Destiny Awards program is spearheaded by a City Council appointed City Events and Recognition Committee comprised of local community leaders from a broad array of backgrounds and areas of expertise. This committee develops the City of Destiny Awards nomination tools and selection criteria, selects the City of Destiny Awards winners and plans the annual City of Destiny Awards event.