The SAMMI Awards Foundation will honor 17 individuals and organizations March 28 for making the city a great place to live, work and play.
Over 90 nominations were submitted for consideration for the 2014 SAMMI awards.
The winners were chosen following a personal interview conducted by an independent judging panel composed of community leaders, business professionals and SAMMI alumni.
The SAMMI Awards Foundation Celebration event is free, family friendly and open to the public. The event will be held at 6 p.m. at Skyline High School.
The categories and winners are:
Environmental Stewardship: Erica Tiliacos, Wally Pereyra, Ann Precup and Stephanie Hibner.
Youth Spirit: Sara Baumert, Justin McOmber, Chirag Vedullapalli and Amol Garg.
Circle of Service: Kathie Jorgensen, C.J. Kahler and David Misakian.
Community Spirit: C.J. Kahler, Jan Bennett and Vicki Hoffman (posthumous).
Courage: Father Kevin Duggan & Mary, Queen of Peace Church, Don Pattee and the Schrier Family.
Founder’s Award: Dawn Sanders
SAMMI honorees were honored at a reception on Feb. 28 at Sammamish City Hall, which provided an opportunity for all honorees to meet the SAMMI Awards Foundation board of directors, event sponsors and the judging panel who selected them for this honor.
The board issued thanks to the following volunteers who helped host the reception:Lori Horton, National Charity League, pianist Donna Mansfield and UW student intern Alexander James.
The 2014 judging panel included: Jeannine Baker, Teresa Bretl, Lisa Callan, Laverta Dauterman, Alan Finkelstein, Karin House, Bob Keller, Bernie Lucking, Connie Olberg, Monica Rockwell, Bruce Salmon, Bob Sikma, Karen Skoog, Deb Sogge, Dana Van Reeth, Stacy Wells and Larry Wright.
2014 celebration sponsors include: city of Sammamish, Republic Services, Sammamish YMCA, Swedish Medical Center, Bellevue College, CrossPath Counseling & Consultation, YES, Eastside Catholic, Friends of Youth, Rotary Club of Sammamish, Sammamish Kiwanis, Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer, Pacific Learning Academy, Waste Management, Aroeye, and Thomas Quickstad DDS.
