There’s still time to get your Leader ‘Great Person’ nominated
The votes are coming in for this year’s Great Person Award.
You still have another week to send in your nominations before voting begins – and we know there are more deserving people that should be placed on the ballot.
• Scott Weymouth, a teacher at Scarborough Middle School, was nominated by seventh grade student Leah Braun. “My seventh grade teacher is the best teacher anyone could have. He is nice, caring, awesome, fantastic, special, helpful, cheerful and always there for the class. He cares about everyone in the whole class. Mr. Weymouth is my favorite teacher. He really deserves this!
• Jim Harmon, Scarborough High School boys cross country coach, was nominated by Zach Brown. “Jim Harmon has been a dedicated coach to the Scarborough High School boys cross country team for many years. The cross country team was led to three state championships in a row from 2004-2006. Jim also puts in countless hours as the middle school outdoor track coach. Jim Harmon is a one-of-a-kind guy and he is always there for his guys.”
• Leonard Libby was nominated by Kathryn Roberts of Portland. “For more than 50 years, Mr. Libby has been a member of the Scarborough Lions Club, and is the backbone of our roast beef suppers that have benefited the Boy Scouts, Project GRACE, Project Graduation and others. Mr. Libby was instrumental in procuring a new ambulance for the town in the early 1950s and was a volunteer fireman. For several years, Mr. Libby played Santa Claus for the kids at the annual tree lighting at town hall. Throughout his life, Mr. Libby has served his community and given of himself for others – and always with a chuckle and a sparkle in his eye.”
• Ruth Libby of Scarborough was nominated by Pat Sullivan for creating “Ruth’s Reusable Resources, The 3R’s in Scarborough 13 years ago to supply schools, teachers, students, and nonprofit organizations with materials they would not find else where and be able to take for free. As everyone knows she had to relocate because the town needed back Bessey School where she housed the items.”
The qualifications are simple – the person you nominate must live or work in the Scarborough community – and they must be someone who is making a difference in the community.
The nominee can be someone working tirelessly behind the scenes at a non-profit organization, or someone more well-known who is dedicating their days to improving your town.
“This award is unique in that anyone can be nominated. There are no special qualifications,” said Colleen Marshall, managing editor. “Its purpose is to honor those people who make our communities such a great place to live. It can be someone that you know really well, or someone you’ve met in passing – but has had an impact on you.”
Nominating that person for the Great Person Award is one way to say, “Thank you!” for all they do during the year.
There are two steps in the Great Person Award process – first are the nominations and then there is the voting.
Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11. A ballot of everyone nominated will then be printed in the editions of Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. Voting will take place from Dec. 14 through Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. The winner of the 2007 Great Person Award will be announced in the Jan. 4 issue.
The winner receives a plaque and is asked to be the subject of the Weekly Interview.
There are a number of ways you can nominate a person for the Great Person Award:
• You may nominate a person via mail. Use the official ballot next to this story and fill it out completely. We need to know the address and phone number of the nominee and need to know your name, address and phone number (address and number will not be printed) in case of questions.
• Fax the nomination to 282-4339.
• You can also email the nomination to us – news@scarboroughleader.com. Please put “Great Person” in the subject line.
• Nominations will not be accepted over the phone.
We will include the names of all people nominated on the ballot and the reason for the nomination in the Dec. 14 edition. The reasons for nominations should only be a few sentences long. Longer responses may be edited for space.
If you have questions, please call Colleen Marshall at 282-4337 ext. 229.
You still have another week to send in your nominations before voting begins – and we know there are more deserving people that should be placed on the ballot.
• Scott Weymouth, a teacher at Scarborough Middle School, was nominated by seventh grade student Leah Braun. “My seventh grade teacher is the best teacher anyone could have. He is nice, caring, awesome, fantastic, special, helpful, cheerful and always there for the class. He cares about everyone in the whole class. Mr. Weymouth is my favorite teacher. He really deserves this!
• Jim Harmon, Scarborough High School boys cross country coach, was nominated by Zach Brown. “Jim Harmon has been a dedicated coach to the Scarborough High School boys cross country team for many years. The cross country team was led to three state championships in a row from 2004-2006. Jim also puts in countless hours as the middle school outdoor track coach. Jim Harmon is a one-of-a-kind guy and he is always there for his guys.”
• Leonard Libby was nominated by Kathryn Roberts of Portland. “For more than 50 years, Mr. Libby has been a member of the Scarborough Lions Club, and is the backbone of our roast beef suppers that have benefited the Boy Scouts, Project GRACE, Project Graduation and others. Mr. Libby was instrumental in procuring a new ambulance for the town in the early 1950s and was a volunteer fireman. For several years, Mr. Libby played Santa Claus for the kids at the annual tree lighting at town hall. Throughout his life, Mr. Libby has served his community and given of himself for others – and always with a chuckle and a sparkle in his eye.”
• Ruth Libby of Scarborough was nominated by Pat Sullivan for creating “Ruth’s Reusable Resources, The 3R’s in Scarborough 13 years ago to supply schools, teachers, students, and nonprofit organizations with materials they would not find else where and be able to take for free. As everyone knows she had to relocate because the town needed back Bessey School where she housed the items.”
The qualifications are simple – the person you nominate must live or work in the Scarborough community – and they must be someone who is making a difference in the community.
The nominee can be someone working tirelessly behind the scenes at a non-profit organization, or someone more well-known who is dedicating their days to improving your town.
“This award is unique in that anyone can be nominated. There are no special qualifications,” said Colleen Marshall, managing editor. “Its purpose is to honor those people who make our communities such a great place to live. It can be someone that you know really well, or someone you’ve met in passing – but has had an impact on you.”
Nominating that person for the Great Person Award is one way to say, “Thank you!” for all they do during the year.
There are two steps in the Great Person Award process – first are the nominations and then there is the voting.
Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11. A ballot of everyone nominated will then be printed in the editions of Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. Voting will take place from Dec. 14 through Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. The winner of the 2007 Great Person Award will be announced in the Jan. 4 issue.
The winner receives a plaque and is asked to be the subject of the Weekly Interview.
There are a number of ways you can nominate a person for the Great Person Award:
• You may nominate a person via mail. Use the official ballot next to this story and fill it out completely. We need to know the address and phone number of the nominee and need to know your name, address and phone number (address and number will not be printed) in case of questions.
• Fax the nomination to 282-4339.
• You can also email the nomination to us – news@scarboroughleader.com. Please put “Great Person” in the subject line.
• Nominations will not be accepted over the phone.
We will include the names of all people nominated on the ballot and the reason for the nomination in the Dec. 14 edition. The reasons for nominations should only be a few sentences long. Longer responses may be edited for space.
If you have questions, please call Colleen Marshall at 282-4337 ext. 229.
In regards to Person of the year - I know most of the nominees but I must say that Len Libby is by far a person who for "ALL" he has done for the Town of Scarborough deserves the accolades of Person of the Year. He is a great person who I have known for many years and worked with him during my employ in Public Safety and Len Libby was instrumental in the Scarborough Rescue. I know all the others deserve a lot also but Len Libby is by far my choice for Person of the Year -- "GOOD LUCK LEN"
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