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Since 1987, the City of Tacoma has honored over 200 outstanding local volunteers through its City of Destiny Awards program.
2012 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Kyoung Mo Im
Adult Sustained Service
Larry and Lynnette Scheidt
Youth Leadership
Amanda Webster
Youth Service
Megan Scheidt
Neighborhood Group or Community Partnership
Barangay Community Services of Tacoma
Corporation or Business
BECU
Employee or Union Group
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 483
Environmental Sustainability
Rob Girvin
2011 Award Winners
Neighborhood Group or Community Partnership
Tacoma Orthopedic Association
Corporation or Business
Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau
Employee Group or Union Group
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 23
Youth Group
Wilson High School Key Club
Youth Service
Kaijona Wade
Environmental Sustainability
Heather and Don Halabisky
Adult Leadership
Theresa Pan Hosley
Adult Sustained Service
Bob Mauer
25th Anniversary Award
Babe Lehrer
Youth
Jamie Colson
Youth Leadership
Bethany Rogers
Youth Sustained Service
Brandon Hawn and Zachary Hawn
Adult Leadership
Andrea Smith
Adult Sustained Service
Karl Anderson
Neighborhood Group or Community Partnership
Bikes for Kids
Corporation or Business
Bridges: A Center for Grieving Children
Union Group
Teamsters Local 117
Environmental Sustainability
Puget Creek Restoration Society
2009 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Joseph Quilici
Youth Leadership
Anthony Wood
Adult Sustained Service
Steph Farber
Youth Sustained Service
Ashley Finch
Neighborhood Group or Community Partnership
Pacific Avenue Business District
Corporation or Business
Read2Me
Employee Group or Union Group
Tacoma Streets and Grounds Maintenance Division
Youth / Young Adult Group
Fort Nisqually Apprentice Interpreters
Environmental Sustainability
Change Starts Now
2008 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Ray Schuler
Youth Leadership
Randyn Morris
Adult Sustained Service
Marion “Skip” Young
Youth Service
Amy Pudists
Neighborhood Group or Community Partnership
Lincoln LAWGs Safe Streets Group
Corporation, Business or Entrepreneur
REI Employees
Employee or Union Group
University of Puget Sound Project Save
Youth / Young Adult Group
Metro Parks SHERPAS
2007 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Marty Campbell
Youth Leadership
Iris Figueora
Ben Weymiller
Adult Sustained Service
Pat Flynn
Youth Service
Brandon Brown
Neighborhood Group or Community Partnership
Stewart Heights Neighborhood Coalition
Corporation, Business or Entrepreneur
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Employee or Union Group
Washington State Patrol
2006 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Doug McArthur
Youth Leadership
Isabella Lafreniere
Adult Sustained Service
John Wohn
Youth Service
Elizabeth Clair
Neighborhood Group
Blueberry Park Volunteers
Corporation
HomeStreet Bank
Employee/Union Group
Ironworkers Union Local 86
20th Anniversary City of Destiny Award
Tacoma Events Commission Volunteers
Tall Ships
2005 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Tony Anderson
Youth Leadership
Monique LeTourneau
Adult Sustained Service
Sally & Willie Carson
Youth Service
Christine Mayorga
Community Group
Daryl & The Diptones
Employee Group
Simpson Tacoma Kraft Community Care Team
Young Adult Group
University of Puget Sound Food Salvage
Employee Group
Tacoma P&DC, Community Outreach
2004 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Ginny Eberhardt
Youth Leadership
Myranda Morris
Adult Sustained Service
Rick Olson
Youth Sustained Service
Geoffrey Liu
Neighborhood or Community Group
New Phoebe House Association,
Employee or Union Group
International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local #23
Youth Group Initiative
Mt. Tahoma High School JROTC Thunderbird Battalion
2003 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
R. Merle Palmer
Youth Leadership
Julia Rhee
Adult Sustained Service
Warren Stolaroff
Youth Sustained Service
Jon Weiss
Neighborhood or Community Group
Tacoma Adventist Community Services
Corporation or Business
Parker Paint Company
Employee or Union Group
IBEW #76 - Brotherhood Committee
Youth Group Initiative
Baker Middle School Students: The Harbor Flag Project
2002 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Valarie Osborne
Youth Leadership
Andrew Klein
Adult Sustained Service
Myrtle Appling
Youth Sustained Service
Thu-Ngan Truong
Neighborhood or Community Group
Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity
Corporation or Business
Tucci & Sons, Inc.
Employee or Union Group
Willie Adams
Michael Chambers
Youth Group Initiative
Pacific Lutheran University Football Team- The Lutes
2001 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Willie Stewart
Marion Weed
Youth Leadership
Colette Hellenkamp
Adult Sustained Service
The Rev. Sam Lee
Youth Sustained Service
Heather Opthof
Neighborhood or Community Group
Tacoma Community College
Community Service Club Corporation or Business
Architects BCRA·Tsang
Employee or Union Group
Tacoma Professional Firefighters Local #31
Youth Group Initiative
Stadium Band Reunion Group
2000 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
David Sparling, M.D.
Youth Leadership
Latasha Evans
Mary Alice Parks
Adult Sustained Service
Judy Quackenbush
Irvin Shaffer
Youth Sustained Service
RaShelle Davis
Neighborhood or Community Group
Tacoma-Pierce County Chaplaincy Program
Corporation or Business
Frank Russell Company
Employee or Union Group
City of Tacoma Employees Norma Bretana Fundraiser
Youth Group Initiative
Philipino-American Youth Organization (PAYO)
1999 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Nancy Davis
Barbara Fritchey
Youth Leadership
Lorena Chavez
Adult Sustained Service
Barbara and Herman Kleiner
Mark Lenfest
Youth Sustained Service
Amanda Laws
Neighborhood or Community Group
Court Appointed Special Advocate Guardian ad Litem (CASA-GAL)
Corporation or Business
AK Media/NW
Employee or Union Group
TAPCO Credit Union Employees
Youth Group Initiative
Lincoln High School Peer Mentoring Program
1998 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Babe Leher
Adult Sustained Service
Ethel Crapo
Virginia Peterson
Youth Sustained Service
Elise Christiansen
Neighborhood or Community Group
Citizens for a Healthy Bay Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective
Corporation or Business
SUPERVALU Northwest Region
Youth Group Initiative
Navy Junior ROTC Unit of Stadium High School
St. Charles Borromeo Students, "Shoes for the Children"
1997 Award Winners
Leadership
Moana Trammell
Quality/Length/ Spirit of Service
Gene Cantrell (Highway Hero)
Huong Le
Tuan Huynh
Neighborhood, Community or Employee Group
Student Mentoring & Reading Tutors (SMART)
Corporation or Business
Pioneer Chlor Alkali Company (formerly OxyChem)
Public Sector
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 483
Youth Leadership
Andrew Cull (Bellarmine)
Youth Sustained Service
Rochelle Smith (Wilson)
Youth Group Initiative
Village Model Project (Lincoln High School)
1996 Award Winners
Adult Leadership
Herman Diers
Lavonne Stewart-Campbell
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Corine Wilson
Neighborhood, Community or Employee Group
Beacon Senior Center RSVP Program
Corporation or Business
Financial Pacific Group Public Sector "How to Raise a Star"
Youth Leadership
Shauen Thomas Trump
Youth Innovation
Tara Arndt
Youth Sustained Service
Tijuana Harris
Meghann Kerrin Gruber
Youth Group Initiative
Skool Boyz
1995 Award Winners
Leadership
Hector Diaz
Diaz Art for Youth
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Franko Fountaine
Neighborhood, Community or Employee Group
Guadalupe Garden
Sister City Council of Tacoma-Pierce County
Corporation or Business
Key Bank of Washington "Volunteers in Partnership"
Public Sector
National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 130
Youth Leadership
United Way Young Leaders
Youth Innovation
Hoan Quan
Youth Sustained Service
Elizabeth Wilson
Youth Group Initiative
Youth for Earth Service (YES!) Project
1994 Award Winners
Leadership
Ginny Porterfield
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Mary Long
Elma Myer
Neighborhood or Community Group
Children’s Safety Fair
Corporation or Business
Washington Lettuce and Vegetable Company, Inc.
Youth Leadership
Amy Rogge
Youth Innovation
Thong Quoc Le
Youth Sustained Service
Veronica Silva
Youth Group Initiative
The Breakfast Club – Foss High School
Special Recognition, Community Connection Volunteers
Tacoma Public Utilities
1993 Award Winners
Leadership
Shelley Angelo
Phillip V. Carter
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Mark Drangstveit
Rose Perrino
Neighborhood or Community Group
Salishan Alliance for Community Services
Corporation or Business
Pierce County Medical Bureau
Youth Leadership
Isiah Campbell, Jr.
Youth Sustained Service
Chris Lee
1992 Award Winners
Leadership
Michael Bradley
Late Night Basketball
Quality/Length/Spirit ofService
Francis "Bub" Hanson
Neighborhood or Community Group
SafePlace Volunteers
Corporation or Business
The Southland Corporation
Youth Leadership
Sarah Kaiser
Crossroads Coffee Shoppe
Youth Innovation
Jimmy Kim
Youth Sustained Service
Hattie Smith
Youth Group Initiative
S.A.V.E.
1991 Award Winners
Leadership
Fred C. Van Camp
Renee Hertzberg Smith
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Sylvia Ates
Betty Drost Jacobson, Ray, McLaughlin & Fillips
Neighborhood or Community Group
Paint Tacoma-Pierce County Beautiful
P.L.U.’s "Interim on the Hill" Course
Corporation or Business
The Bells Group – Leadership Tacoma-Pierce County
Youth
Casey Leifson
1990 Award Winners
Leadership
Mario A. Pereira
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Dave Purchase
Catherine Swift
Neighborhood or Community Group
Volunteer Advocates Speakers Bureau
Corporation or Business
St. Joseph’s Hospital Support Services
Simpson Tacoma Kraft Company
Youth
Tacoma Police Explorers
1989 Award Winners
Leadership
Stan Naccarato
Hazel Pflugmacher
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Dorothy Grenley
Neighborhood or Community Group
Eastside Improvement Group "Memory Lane"
Corporation or Business
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner
Smith Adult Literacy Project
Youth
Brandon Bryant
1988 Award Winners
Leadership
The Reverend David Rothrock
S.J. Carolyn Bondy
Quality/Length/Spirit of Service
Steve Downing
Jean Buxton
Neighborhood or Community Group
The Children's Museum
Tacoma Area Literacy Council
Corporation or Business
Tacoma Stars' "Drugs Are A Drag" Program
Gene McGrath
V.O.T.E.
Youth
Bellarmine Community Services
1987 Award Winners
Individual
Elodie Vandevert
Dr. Franklyn L. Hruza
Hattie Crisp
Maggie Keely
Bill R. Maki
Youth
David Lester
Organization
Junior League of Tacoma
G.F.C.W. Junior Women's Club of Tacoma
Pierce County Landscape Contractors Assn.
Tacoma Rescue Mission
This list was last modified on Nov, 1, 2010
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