The Lima Noon Sertoma Service to Mankind Award
For years, the Lima Noon Sertoma club has recognized an individual from the community with a public service award known as the Service to Mankind Award. The criterion used for selecting the individual is listed below. If you would like to nominate someone for this award please complete the nomination form below and submit to the address listed at the bottom of the page or give to any Sertoma member.
Submission is due first week of March. Date to recognize this individual is scheduled annually at the end of March.
Selection criteria:
- The individual has done a lot for the community through time and talent (volunteer).
- This individual does not seek public recognition for their “good deeds” as they conduct their service to mankind.
- Their “good deeds” help a large part of our community.
Past Recipients of the Service to Mankind Award
1999 Chris Jackson (Community Service work)
2000 Ann Fassett (Equestrian Therapy program)
2001 Dr. Bozorgi (Heart program at LMHS & SRMC)
2003 Jack Saine (Lima Stadium renovation project)
2004 Jim Bassett
2005 Nancy Wilt
2006 Ed Sandy (Community & school service for Elida schools)
2007 Janis Sunderhaus (Allen County Health Partners)
2008 Dr. Pajka (Mission work)
2011 Dick Smallwood (Teddy Bear project)
2012 Tom McClellon (Lima Stadium Park)
2013 Art Brinkman & Jeff Sherrick (Barbers for Bikes)
2014 Karen Howell (Church United Pantry)
2015 Lonnie Rettig (Southside Spartans)
2017 Peggy Fultz (Biggby Coffee donations)
2018 Toni King (Dan King Memorial Fund donations)
2019 Norene Parish (Community service)
2020 No award this year due to COVID
2021 Darwin (DJ) & Kyle Bicknell (Pancake Day volunteers)
2023 Nicole Dittman (Rhodes State College)
*Some years no award was given out