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Groton Utilities to Announce Community Service Award at City Day

The presentation is one of many things going on at City Day in Groton Friday.

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Groton Utilities will present its Jacqueline B. Nixon Community Service Award on Friday night at City of Groton Day at Washington Park in the City of Groton.  This is the tenth annual Community Service Award.   The purpose of the award is to honor a member of the community who has contributed his or her time, energy and resources to make the community a better place in which to live and work.

Groton's City Day is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 2 at 5 p.m.

According to the City's Facebook page, there will be displays of highway trucks and equipment, water & electric trucks and equipment, water quality & treatment police department including DARE, police divers and boat, fire trucks and equipment, fire prevention, and Groton Utilities customer care

Steve’s Pro Sound will provide music and there will be face painting and mural painting for children, oh and they can get fingerprinted by McGruff.

Rides will run from 5 to 9 p.m. and there will be a moon bounce, laser tag, rock climbing wall, bungee jump, big daddy racing and a photo booth.

There will be some booths from local businesses and at 6:30 p.m. Gabriel’s Northeast Karate/Kick Boxing will do a demonstration and then, at 7 p.m., we'll hear who is the lucky recipient of the Community Service Award!

This year's winner will remain a secret 'til Friday but in the past, Earle A. Williams was the recipient of the first Jacqueline B. Nixon Community Service Award. Other winners were Robert “Bob” Leeney, E. Marion “Mimi” Orkney, Lillian “Lil” Hansen, Sarah Stanley, William “Bill” Welsh, Jr., Alfred “Al” Restivo, Robert “Bob” Austin LaFrance, and Archie C. Swindell.

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Groton Utilities named the award, the Jacqueline B. Nixon Community Service Award, to commemorate Mrs. Nixon’s service to her community. Jackie, as she was known to most, operated a food pantry in her residence for 24 years.  She distributed food on a regular basis to many needy families.  Jackie passed away July 6, 2004 after a brief battle with cancer.

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