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Rotarians seek nominations for Warwick Citizen of the Year

| 19 Jul 2018 | 01:26
    Photo by Rosemarie Bastanza Warwick Rotarians are seeking nominations for Warwick’s 2018-19 Citizen of the Year. Committee members include, left to right Co-chair Leo Kaytes Sr.; Rotary President Ed Wiley, holding the Rotary plaque listing recent winners; Master of Ceremonies Michael Sweeton with the Jaycee plaque honoring winners from 1968-1999; and Co-chair Stan Martin. The Warwick Citizens of the Year plaques are displayed at Town Hall.
    Photo by Rosemarie Bastanza Warwick Rotarians are seeking nominations for Warwick’s 2018-19 Citizen of the Year. Committee members include, left to right Co-chair Leo Kaytes Sr.; Rotary President Ed Wiley, holding the Rotary plaque listing recent winners; Master of Ceremonies Michael Sweeton with the Jaycee plaque honoring winners from 1968-1999; and Co-chair Stan Martin. The Warwick Citizens of the Year plaques are displayed at Town Hall.

WARWICK – Who should be Warwick’s next Citizen of the Year? You might have the answer.
Local Rotarians are seeking nominations for the coveted award. A letter outlining the accomplishments and reasons for the nomination can be mailed to the Warwick Town Supervisor, 132 Kings Highway, Warwick NY 10990, or e-mailed to stanmartin42@yahoo.com.
Deadline for nominations is Saturday, Sept. 1.
The Warwick Valley Rotary Club, a non-profit service organization of local community-minded men and women, sponsors the annual event.
Stan Martin and Leo Kaytes Sr., both former Warwick Rotary presidents, are co-chairing the event. Eleven years ago, they were instrumental in restarting the “Warwick Citizen of the Year” program which was inaugurated in 1968 by the now defunct Warwick Jaycees.
“There are so many local residents who deserve recognition for making this a quality place to live,” said Martin. “These volunteers have demonstrated a commitment to community service over an extended period of time.”
Kaytes encouraged community input on candidates for 2018-2019 Warwick Citizen of the Year. He pointed out that two additional persons will be recognized with “Outstanding Community Service Awards.”
Stan Martin, retired newspaper editor and publisher active in local community and veteran affairs, was named 2017-2018 Citizen of the Year. Tom Buchanan and Paul Orthmann earned Outstanding Community Service Award honors.
Two former Warwick Jaycees and current Warwick Rotarians - Town Supervisor Michael Sweeton and Attorney Doug Stage - are also on the committee along with John Buckley, John Bollenbach, Lilibet Lewis McLean, Calvin Hargis, John McGloin, Frank Truatt, Edwin Wiley and Leo Kaytes Jr.,
The awards dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Landmark Inn.