06 Aug
by Derrick Vander Waal
SIOUX CENTER – Volunteers are the lifeblood of northwest Iowa communities.
SIOUX CENTER – Volunteers are the lifeblood of northwest Iowa communities.
They fuel the engines of churches, schools and community organizations. Their passions spark life into programs and projects.
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| Nominations are being sought for the annual Addink Community Service Award. The award will be presented during Promise Community Health Center’s seventh annual celebration event on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The deadline for nominations is Monday, Sept. 7. |
That’s why Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center recognizes an individual, or family, every year with the Addink Community Service Award.
Promise now is accepting nominations for this year’s honoree. The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, Sept. 7.
“We feel it’s important to recognize a person or family through our annual community service award because unselfish giving and volunteerism are essential elements if we are to deliver the promise of a healthier community,” said Nancy Dykstra, executive director of Promise. “Unselfish giving inspires others to serve, making our community and our world a better place for all.”
The award will be presented during Promise’s annual celebration event on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center. The honoree will be notified prior to the event and will be recognized publicly.
The Addink Community Service Award was created in 2012 to recognize one individual, or family, who has made a positive impact on the community through volunteerism. The award is named after Ken and Barb Addink of Sioux Center in recognition of their 30-plus years of involvement in community activities. In particular, their volunteer service was instrumental in establishing dental services at Promise.
The award recognizes and honors an exceptional individual or family that makes volunteerism and community service a way of life. The award recipient exemplifies the best in volunteering – a sense of caring and responsibility for others, for the betterment of the local community and for the greater world beyond.
Specifically, the winner will be someone who:
- Gives freely and unselfishly of their time to community activities;
- Inspires others to serve and acts as a role model;
- Has a positive impact upon the direction and success of community projects, programs or individuals;
- Improves the lives of others.
Anyone can nominate a person, or family, for the award. Anyone – except for a Promise employee, current board member or immediate family member of an employee or board member – is eligible to receive the award. Nominations will remain on file for three years.
To fill out an online nomination form, visit tiny.cc/addinkaward. For more information or to have a nomination form emailed or mailed to you, contact Derrick Vander Waal at 712-722-1700 or derrick@promisechc.org. For the full award criteria, click here.
Promise Community Health Center, headquartered in Sioux Center, is the only Federally Qualified Health Center in the far northwest corner of Iowa. To learn more, visit www.promisechc.org.
PAST HONOREES:
The past honorees of the Addink Community Service Award are:
- Jean Ellis – 2014;
- Tom and Marlene Van Holland – 2013;
- Ken and Barb Addink – 2012.
CELEBRATION EVENT:
Come for a night of fabulous food and laughter! Promise Community Health Center’s annual celebration and fundraiser event will feature the entertainment of 88improv. The improvisational comedy troupe from Omaha, NE, has ties to northwest Iowa with members who are graduates of Northwestern College in Orange City. The event also will include a dinner and silent auction. Tickets can be purchased online at www.promisecelebration.eventbrite.com.