Cary Hometown Spirit Award

August 16, 2010 | Story by: Matt Young | Categories: Community, Featured

Info by Town of Cary. Graphics by CaryCitizen.

Cary, NC – The Town of Cary is looking for the most community-minded of all to receive the Town’s Hometown Spirit Award, an annual award that recognizes a citizen who enhances the quality of life in Cary by preserving, promoting and carrying out positive and quantifiable small town community values and traits.

Cary citizens can submit nominations through 5 p.m. on September 10, 2010 using an official nomination form available at www.townofcary.org. Nominations should be submitted to Town Clerk Sue Rowland by e-mail at sue.rowland@townofcary.org, by fax at (919) 460-4910 or by mail to Town Clerk, Town of Cary, P.O. Box 8005, Cary, NC 27512-8005.

“The Town Council decided long ago that no matter how large Cary’s population grew, the community would always be called a town, not a city, to reinforce our small town heritage and values. This award is the perfect opportunity to recognize outstanding Cary residents for the role they play in helping keep Cary’s small town charm thriving,” said Town Clerk Sue Rowland.

What Makes an Award Winner?

Cary residents ages 21 and older are eligible for the award. Nominees should demonstrate leadership and integrity and be respected by peers. In addition, nominees should exemplify at least one of the following criteria:

• helps out neighbors and fellow Cary residents
• demonstrates hospitality
• promotes and preserves traditional American past-times
• shows a concern for preservation and works to preserve traditions and the small-town atmosphere in the community
• promotes entrepreneurship through supporting locally owned business
• promotes a sense of community in their neighborhood and all of Cary
• demonstrates patriotism through promotion and preservation of the country’s symbols and dedication to the U.S. military, past and present
• serves the community through business

The Town Council will recognize all nominees at a reception from 5:30-6:15 p.m. on November 18, 2010 in the lobby of Cary Town Hall. Immediately following the reception at 6:30 p.m., Mayor Weinbrecht and the 2009 Hometown Spirit Award winner, Alissa Wright Colopy, will announce the 2010 winner at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Council meeting.

Learn more about the Hometown Spirit Award at www.townofcary.org or call (919) 460-4941.