It’s the time of year again to celebrate community volunteers atop the Plateau. The 12th annual SAMMI Award celebration begins at 6 p.m., March 15 at Eastridge Church.

Wendy Boglioli and John Sanders will cohost the event, which is free and open to the public.

Forty residents will all be recognized for their contributions and volunteerism in Sammamish. This is the first time the SAMMI Awards will not be competition-based event, where just a few select winners were recognized.

The following individuals have accepted their qualified nomination and will be honored as 2013 SAMMIs:

Circle of Service: Lynn Banki, Cyn Baumert, Nicky Beedle, Jane Dulski, Susan Evans, Chris Gentes, Mahbubul Islam, Tom Kent-Dobias, Sandy Marshall, Daphne Robinson, Sally Rusk, Bruce Salmon, Dave Sanford, Harry Shedd, Mary Trask, Steve VanWambeck and Zoe Vierling-Coulter.

Community Spirit: Sally Bastine, Sarah Bundy, Larry Crandall, Mayten (May) Gross & Karin House, David Hall, Nolen Holcomb, Jill Loveland, Bob Trask, Tom Wage and Marla Zylstra.

Courage: Pam Austin (Posthumous), Kira Hanson and Jenean Hatlelid.

Youth Spirit: Hansen, Teddy Hung, Arjun Kumar, Amanda Levenson, Kelsey Nyce, Jerome Siangco, Adithti Addepalli, Lauren Christian, Tinuola Dada, Prabha Dublish, Kaylee Nyce, Jerome Siangco.

For more information, go to sammiawards.org.