Dodgeboard.com Announces recipient of Dodge City's annual "Citizen of the Year" award for 2008. Dodge City, Kansas, U.S.A - June 11, 2008 - Dodgeboard.com announces recipient of Dodge City's "Citizen of the Year" award. Officer Brian McGrew will receive the annual award recognizing him as Dodge City's "Citizen of the Year" along with a plaque that will be presented to him commemorating his achievement.
Dodgeboard.com is Dodge City's official online community activist organization, founded by and supported by area citizens vowing to make the community a better place to live for all in the community. The organization annually recognizes citizens who have demonstrated actions or deeds that have affected the community in a positive manner, then nominates, votes and selects one recipient for the prestigious award and title of "Citizen of the Year".
Officer Brian McGrew was selected among eight other nominees for conduct "above and beyond" the duties of patrolman and for "affecting positive change" in the community. One member shared a heartfelt story about Brian's interaction with their little girl, who was afraid of police officers and how Brian reached out to her in an attempt to calm her fears. Other community members also shared similar stories about Brian, who is also employed by the Dodge City Police Department.
Nominations are submitted and selected by fellow community members and then voted on through the sites' forum community at
Dodgeboard.com. The only criteria for nominations is that the person nominated has made positive contributions to the community and affected positive change in Dodge City. The organization votes once a year to select candidates from a pool of nominations and then selects one winner each year for the "Citizen of the Year" award.
Other nominations included: Frank Evans (former principal and teacher), Jennifer Fisher, (Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Ford County), Steve Brown (local radio personality), Charlie Mead (tourism volunteer), Denise Unruh (New Chance Inc.), Shirley Newton (Wilroads Gardens Church), Betsy Morin (Crisis Center) and Tim Trent (mentor, Big Brothers / Big Sisters).
Dodgeboard.com Administrator stated "Dodgeboard.com has always supported and fostered affecting positive change in the community and the recognition of individuals who help in affecting positive change, whether they be Dodgeboard members, non-members or local businesses. In the grand scheme of things, it's easy to overlook the positives that occur in our community every day. Once per year, we will honor one person in our town with an award that sends a message, Thanks for affecting positive change in our community ....from the people of Dodge City."
The group also
raises money for Thanksgiving dinners for forty needy families in the community and then it's members deliver the feasts the day before the holiday. The members help raise money for people who have suffered tragedies from house-fires,
burglaries and contributes to local mentoring groups such as Big brothers / Big Sisters of ford County. Dodgeboard.com is home to 600 registered members who live in the local community of nearly 30,000. Providing local conversation about the problems the community faces, the group claims to have the pulse of the community and discusses solutions to issues that plague the historical old western town.
DodgeBoard.com is a community of online Dodge City citizens that was founded in 2005 by a group of local concerned citizens who felt their democratic voice was not appreciated, welcomed or heard by local city leaders, commissioners and county officials. Since it's inception, the online community has grown to encompass many employees from the local police department, the city and the county government and has served as the watchdog for it's citizens and a problem solving forum for the community of Dodge City.
Dodge City claims fame to many outlaws and historical figures and tales, such as Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, Miss Kitty and many other famous figures. The lawless town of the 1800's was featured in the long running classic daytime television show, "Gunsmoke" that aired until the early 80's. While most of it's 600 members are from the local community of Dodge City, Dodgeboard.com is free to the public and invites citizens from all of Kansas, United States and all over the world.
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05-12-2008, 08:25 AM
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