Posted: August 10, 2005
When James
Edwards received his City Council Volunteer of the Month recognition from
Mayor Pat Evans in July 2005, he joined an elite group of individuals who
have received the award over the past four years, nominated by and respected
by their peers.
The July 2005 Council Volunteer of the Month, James
Edwards, has been a leading advocate of the rehabilitation of the Wyatt
North neighborhood. He was instrumental in starting a Neighborhood
Association and is an active participant in the area Crime Watch Program,
continually keeping a watchful eye out for those in the neighborhood in need
of help.
He participates with the Sunrise Rotary to clean
alleys, paint houses for persons in need, and helps to clean up the
neighborhood through City-wide initiatives. He continues to work with
various City departments for the good of the neighborhood, including
assisting the Plano Police Department in gaining a positive police presence.
James Edwards is the “go to” person when his neighbors
need to get things done, and it is his response to community concerns, the
welfare of the persons who live in Wyatt North and helping Plano be a better
place to live that makes him yet another star in the City’s volunteer
recognition crown.
Anyone can nominate a volunteer for City Council
Volunteer of the Month recognition. There is no age limit, and the only
“requirement” is that the nominee must currently contribute to the
betterment of the Plano community through volunteerism.
From students to seniors, past recognitions have
included countless volunteer hours spent in organizing food drives, working
with the homeless, helping to develop community sports activities, and
voluntarily working in church, community, business or neighborhood
associations for the good of the community.
If you know an individual who responds to community
concerns and enhances the quality of life for others through volunteer
efforts, it’s fast and simple to go online to nominate them for recognition.
The nominee must currently contribute to the
betterment of the Plano community through volunteerism.
Nominations must be received by the first of each
month.
A committee consisting of the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem
and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem will review nominees and make the final selection
of the Volunteer of the Month to be honored.
Honorees will be recognized at a City Council
meeting with a Proclamation and presentation of an exclusively designed
gift.
For nomination forms and information,
click here.