Seeking EMax award nominees
For the 13th consecutive year, the Idyllwild Town Crier is requesting nominations for the annual Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award. Bring your nomination to the Town Crier office at 54391 Village Center Dr., Ste. 5, mail it to P.O. Box 157, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or send by email to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14.
The honor is given to an individual or group who represents EMax’s spirit of community and volunteerism. Prior awardees took actions that created a spark sufficient to bring others into the fray just as Maxwell did with his activities involving the environment.
The nomination information should provide the reason why the individual or group has been nominated. They should have demonstrated a tangible, perhaps physical, effect on the community. The Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail is an example of accomplishment.
How long has your nominee been active in the community? Provide a description of their vounteer contributions and accomplishments for the community.
And finally, can you show how these efforts have been adopted or expanded by the community? The previous awardees were the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council in 2011, Dawn Sonnier in 2012, Robert Priefer in 2013, Annamarie Padula in 2014, Wendy Read in 2015, Janice Murasko/Robert Hewitt in 2016, Jay Mulder in 2017, Dave and Loie Butterfield in 2018, Phyllis Mueller in 2019, Stephanie Yost in 2020, Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas in 2021, and Jon King in 2022. A plaque in the Town Crier office lists the awardees’ names.
Later, you will have an opportunity to vote for the top three 2023 nominees. Group voting, e.g. collecting a list of signatures at a meeting, is not permitted. Votes must be on original, not copies of, ballots available in the Town Crier.
The honor, now in its 13th year, is given to an individual or group who best represents Maxwell’s spirit of community and volunteerism. After a Town Crier committee determines the top three nominees from the community’s input, the community gets to vote on the final awardee.
Prior awardees demonstrated a tangible and salutary effect on the community providing a spark of volunteerism that mirrored Maxwell’s dedication to the community and his many volunteer activities that benefitted the community.
