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San Clemente Looking for Outstanding Citizen to Honor
Nominate someone you know who has given selflessly to the community.

The City of San Clemente seeks nominations from residents to recognize an outstanding member of our community.
Each year, the City honors a community member(s) whose selfless efforts have made San Clemente a more productive and enjoyable place to live, work and play. We are looking for people whose contributions have made and/or continue to make a difference in our community. Please help us by nominating someone who you think deserves to be recognized. The selected nominee will receive his or her name on the Wall of Recognition.
Qualifications:
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The nominee must have been a primary resident of San Clemente for at least 10 years, and their service to the community must have been performed in the City or can be shown to have directly benefited the City of San Clemente.
How to nominate:
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A non-profit organization or 10 or more residents may submit a maximum one page letter explaining the nominee’s contributions to the City’s Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department.
The deadline for submitting a nomination is Thursday, February 26, 2015, by 5:00 p.m.
Past recipients:
2014 Ruth DeNault
2013 Tony Carbonara
2012 Dr. William “Bill” Thomas
2011 Joe Anderson & Mary Anna Anderson
2010 Bertha Henry Taylor
2009 Ann Hansen and Don Hansen
2008 Rex Tyner
2007 Pete McKenzie
2007 Jim Holbert
2006 Richard “Rod” Rodriguez
2006 Agnes Nesbitt
2005 Julie DiGiovanni
2004 Jim Johnson
2003 Wilma Bloom
2002 Woodrow “Woody” Chesney Stingley
2001 Ralph Klaasen
2000 Dick Arons
2000 Peggy Stroud
1999 R. Stan Manning
1999 Eleanor Yutzi
1998 Jan Sener
1997 Dorothy Fuller
1996 Don R. McCanne, M.D.
1996 Lee Steelman
1995 Max Berg
1995 Leo F. Fessenden
1995 Anthony R. “Tony” DiGiovanni
1995 William A. “Mac” McGilligan
1995 Richard Thomas Steed
1995 Arlie Waterman
Submitted by the City of San Clemente
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