In celebration of National Volunteer Week, the City of Fishers has announced the City of Service Awards. Three new community-nominated awards will be featured this year: Essential Worker of the Year, Non-Profit Staffer of the Year, and Community Servant of the Year. Winners were selected by the Fishers City Council through a blind process and will be celebrated throughout the week online at ThisIsFishers.com/CityofService and on social media.
This year’s award winners include:
- Essential Worker of the Year: Jesse and Debra McDaniel, American Red Cross
- Non-Profit Staffer of the Year: Jennifer Miller, Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County
- Community Servant of the Year: Anitha and Vani Sharma
- Fishers Non-Profit Volunteer of the Year: Jamison Vance, Mudsock Youth Athletics
- Fishers Parks Adult Volunteer of the Year: Wishes to Remain Anonymous
- Fishers Parks Youth Volunteer of the Year: Johna Coffey
- Fishers Parks Group Volunteer of the Year: Boy Scout Troop 199
- Fishers Police Department Volunteer of the Year: Art Hennig
- Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation Volunteer of the Year: Michael Zahm
The city says that In the year 2020, over 350 individual and group volunteers dedicated over 17,000 hours of their time and talent to our local community.