The SAMMI Awards of Distinction will be held this Saturday night.
From 7 p.m. at the Mary Queen of Peace Church, 1121 228th Avenue SE, the Plateau community will recognize the efforts of those unheralded locals who do their best to make Sammamish a great place to live.
Hosted by radio personality Chris Cashman, the 9th annual SAMMIs will be a night of inspiration, an invigorating blast of good news and great stories about excellent Sammamish residents doing excellent things.
There will be light refreshments, information about all the nominees, as well as displays from nonprofit groups in the area.
The 2010 SAMMI Awards Nominees are:
Arts – Sponsored by KeyBank
Barbara Jirsa, Lynn Roberson, Adam Gross, Karen Abel
Business – Sponsored by Regence BlueShield
Gail Stacy Michelman, Jana Williams, Kelly Jenson, Scott Moore
Courage – Sponsored by Swedish Medical Center
Kirstin and Brendon Lynch
Learning Promotion – Sponsored by Eastside Catholic School
Caroline Friesen, Leslie Spero, David McGibney, Liz Sirjani, Mike Martucci
Trevor Price – Trevor Price Foundation & Sammamish Kiwanis
Megan Nazarino, Sonya Ahuja, Chirag Vedullapalli
Teen Spirit – Sponsored by Rotary of Sammamish
Sarah Pancottine, Jamie Eide, Emily Baer, Emily Dickson, Danielle Dales, Lindsay Mannion
Unsung Hero – Sponsored by Evergreen Healthcare
Jon Bromberg, Janell Faletto, Dick Gram, Edie and Dave Herb, Secret Scholarship Fund: Alec Baer, Arend Broekmate, Billy Dimlow, Brooks Meadowcraft
Youth Advocate – Sponsored by Friends of Youth & Youth Eastside Services
Athena Angelis, Karen Skoog, Kathi Eide, Corinne Immel, Curtis Madden
Spirit of Sammamish – Sponsored by Overlake Medical Center
Steve VanWambeck, Caroline Brown, Angela Kennedy
Founders Award – Sponsored by Baldwin Resource Group & AWB HealthChoice
Marty Budzius
