Denny Awards

Children planting native plants. Photo by Art Wolfe.

The 2011 Denny Awards For Outstanding Volunteer Stewardship

Seattle Parks and Recreation Acting Superintendent Christopher Williams invites you to the 2011 Denny Awards for Volunteer Service.

This event is free and open to all volunteers, family, friends and supporters.

RSVP to John Kimble at 206-684-4369 or john.kimble@seattle.gov

Denny Awards Nominations

The Denny Awards acknowledge and honor the crucial role volunteers play in neighborhood parks, community centers, and recreation programs throughout the city.

• Nomination form
• List of past Denny Award winners

Please submit nominations to:

The Denny Awards
Volunteer Recognition Committee
c/o Adrienne Caver-Hall
100 Dexter Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98109

Denny Awards nominees must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Demonstrated exceptional stewardship to parks and/or recreation;
• Provided stellar leadership related to enhancing and preserving parks and/or recreation programs;
• Demonstrated a significant personal commitment of time and effort to assist Seattle Parks and Recreation, and
• Gained respect of community peers for efforts to help Seattle Parks and Recreation.

The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 18.

Background

In 2010, more than 43,000 volunteers donated over 360,000 hours of service to Seattle Parks and Recreation.

They do everything from pulling invasive ivy and planting native trees in our parks to coaching kids’ sports to working as docents at selected parks to serving on various advisory councils and boards.

“Volunteers are one of our most important resources,” said Acting Superintendent Christopher Williams. “Without the help of the community, we could not run the first rate park and recreation system that Seattle-ites depend on.”

The name of the awards reflects the early commitment by the Denny family to the preservation of parkland and open space for public use and enjoyment. David Denny donated land that became the first Seattle park, Denny Park, in 1864.

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