The Jaycees of the Quad-Cities has announced its Community Awards, showcasing individual excellence in leadership as demonstrated by outstanding initiative, impact of work and inspiration of others.
Award winners are:
- Amy Jones, UnityPoint Health- Trinity Foundation, Young Community Leader Award, which recognizes an individual whose leadership has made a significant community impact.
- Jessica Trowbridge, Safe Families for Children, Young Religious Leader Award, which recognizes an individual whose religious leadership has made a significant community impact.
- Daniel Bartel, Bettendorf Community Schools, Young Educator Award, which recognizes an individual whose leadership in the classroom and/or within the educational setting has made a significant community impact.
- Tiffany Thorndike, City of Davenport, Young City Servant Award, which award recognizes an individual whose city leadership (elected or appointed office, administrator, police, or firefighter, etc.) has made a significant community impact.
- Saneha Borisuth, Moline High School, Davenport Jaycees Foundation Scholarship Recipient.
Two internal Jaycees of the Quad Cities awards will be granted to Rookie of the Year and Jaycee Member of the Year. These award recipients are announced on the night of the Community Awards Banquet.
The award winners will be honored at the annual Jaycees Community Awards Banquet. It will be held at the Jaycee Hall in Davenport on Friday, April 7, 2017. The event will begin with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and the awards program at 6:30 p.m.
The Jaycees of the Quad Cities is an organization of young civic-minded individuals dedicated to making the community a better place and helping to develop future leaders. As one of the oldest chapters in Iowa, they continue to enjoy a surge in membership in recent years, organizing and managing such community fundraising events as the Bridal Expo and the Brew HaHa Festival. Over the past 32 years, the Jaycees of the Quad Cities have returned over $1 Million to the community through contributions to various charities and the annual Jaycee Santa program. The Jaycees provided the community with the Davenport Jaycees Commons, a park in downtown Davenport, the Davenport Jaycees Field baseball diamond, a library at Camp Abe Lincoln, and most recently the Jaycees of the Quad Cities Sensory Trail at the Handicapped Development Center Residential Facility.
