The Haddonfield Citizen of the Year (COTY) Committee is currently seeking nominations for the person who will be the 2024 Citizen of the Year. In the past, the Committee has honored government officials, educators, administrators, artists, teachers, medical professionals, businesspeople, and hard-working volunteers.
If you know someone who has contributed to the town and region, either through their work or volunteer commitments, e-mail your nomination to COTY Co-Chair and Lions Club member Jack Tarditi at jtarditi@connerstrong.com.
Nominations are due by Sunday, Dec. 24, and can be completed at https://www.haddonfieldlions.org/coty.
Nominations must include your name and contact information and the name and email address of the nominee. Please tell the COTY Committee about this person’s accomplishments and how those accomplishments have benefitted people in the community. Describe the traits this person has that make them special and that cause them to standout in what they do and achieve. Please give the COTY Committee the educational, professional, and volunteer background of your nominee.
The Committee wants to hear why this individual is a person to be recognized. Nominations should not be longer than two typed pages. Nominees must be 21 or older and be Haddonfield residents.
The winner will be recognized at the Mayor’s Breakfast on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the Tavistock Country Club.
Haddonfield Lions Club Seeks Youth of the Year Nominations
The Haddonfield Lions Club is seeking nominations for the 2024 William G. Hansen Youth of the Year Award. The award was created to honor Bill Hansen, who was a Lions Club member for more than 60 years and served in numerous ways, always putting others before himself.
Nominees must be high school students who live in Haddonfield or attend Haddonfield High School. and are dedicated volunteers in the community or their school. We want to honor students with empathy for others, strong leadership skills, and who spend their time helping others. Young people can also nominate themselves.
Send completed applications to Ellen Ragone at ellensragone@gmail.com or by mail to Heather Lacy, Haddonfield Public Library, 60 N. Haddon Ave, Haddonfield, NJ, 08033, no later than Friday, Dec. 22.
To nominate a youth, visit https://www.haddonfieldlions.org/general-1
Print and electronic applications will be accepted.
The winners will be recognized with a plaque and will receive a cash prize at the Mayor’s Breakfast and Citizen of the Year celebration on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Tavistock Country Club.
