Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the City of Hammond's Department of Planning and Development presents the 34th Annual Volunteer Awards Breakfast on Thursday, October 28, 2021. The Breakfast will be held at 8:00 a.m. at the Dynasty Banquet Hall located at 4125 Calumet Avenue, Hammond, In 46327. This annual ceremony is an enormous celebration to recognize and honor those individuals, organizations, and businesses that give so much of their time and lives to improve the quality of life for all residents in the City of Hammond.
Awards will be presented to the following:
Ray Kozlowski
Outstanding Adult Volunteer
Hammond Public Library Foundation
Outstanding Adult Team
Anthem Church
Outstanding Adult Organization
Noah Miller
Outstanding Youth Volunteer
Jonathan Czapla/Grace Ball/Diane Hicks
Advocate for Children
Judy Morales
Outstanding Parent Involvement
Martha Almanza/Desiree Billups
Spirit of Hammond
Paul Kowalski/Ron Schell/Janine Rueth and Rosemary Rueth
Mayor's Distinguished Service Award
Albertine Cherry Dent
Frank Van Til Lifetime Achievement Award
Barbara Hargrove
Citizen of the Year