You will be able to celebrate more than two dozen volunteers who make Door County a better place to live, work and play later this month, after the nominees were announced earlier this week.
The Golden Heart Awards were created to celebrate volunteerism in the community, with the current iteration of the event recognizing volunteers in seven different categories. The nominees include:
- Karl May Lifetime of Service Award: Helen Bacon, Coggin Heeringa, Peter LeMere
- Cultural: Debra Melchior; Ed Miller and Charles Baum; Carrie and Peter Sherrill
- Performing Arts: Jeff Brown, Karen Kraase
- Youth Scholarship: Claire Cmeyla, McKenna Guilette, Alanna Paye, Lily Snyder
- Adult Volunteer: Jody Arbter, William Freyman, Steve Graf, Jann Hermann, John Koski, Mark Lentz, Dave Pape, Maggie Peterman, Dennis Van Bramer, Mary Witteborg
- Environmental Stewardship: Karen Berndt, Tawnie Perkovich, Bruce Ranta, Hugh and Cheryl Zettel
- Group: Birch Creek Association Volunteers; Crisis Hotline – HELP of Door County; Medical Center Auxiliary House and Garden Walk Volunteers; Door County Trails; Friends of Potawatomi State Park Wednesday Group; Lakeshore CAP Food Pantry Volunteers; Open Door Pride Festival Volunteers; Peninsula State Park Volunteer Trail Groomers; Peninsula Symphonic Band; U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit–Sturgeon Bay; YMCA Food Program Volunteers
The Golden Heart Awards will take place April 21 at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay.
