UTICA – The Rotary Club of Utica, now in its 109th year of service to the community, is
presenting its annual “Service Above Self” Gala, to be held on Friday, June 7th , at the majestic Stanley Theatre in Downtown Utica. At the event, the Utica Rotary will honor a deserving individual for their community service, nominated by the community at large. Proceeds from this year’s Gala, a black-tie event sponsored by the SBS Marketing Group, will raise funds for the Resource Center for Independent Living’s (RCIL) “Arts at Many Hearts” Adult Social Day Program.
Anyone in our community is welcome to nominate someone for this award, and the Rotary
“Service Above Self Award” committee will review the nominations and select the winner who will be an honored guest at the Gala. Past winners of this award are the late Patrick Johnson (2021), Sister Elizabeth Greim (2022), and James Hamer (2023).
“We are fortunate that many in the Utica area community go out of their way to help others,” says Joe Caruso, Rotary Club of Utica member. “Our goal is to celebrate those who inspire the rest of us to be better versions of ourselves.”
Criteria for the nominees are as follows. The individual(s):
● Is not a current member of a Rotary Club
● Can be any age, from youth to senior citizen
● Serves the community in any one of a variety of areas, including youth or senior
services, environmental services, civic services, the arts, sports, etc.
Nominations are due to the Rotary Club of Utica by Wednesday, May 8th by email (jpcaruso12@gmail.com) or mail. (See nomination form for info.)
For more information about this Rotary Award and Gala please visit http://www.UticaRotary.org.
2024 ‘Service Above Self”
