Citizen of the Year and Golden Sparkplug Nominations Welcomed

The Pacific Palisades Community Council (PPCC) is accepting nominations for both the 2025 Citizen of the Year and Golden Sparkplug Awards.

Nominations should be emailed to info@pacpalicc.org by Oct. 17, and an Awards Gala will follow on Dec. 11, at Spruzzo Restaurant & Bar at 538 Palisades Dr.

Below is information on the awards from P.P.C.C. President Sue Kohl:

“The Citizen of the Year Award honors long-term, steady, reliable and continuing outstanding volunteer service as well as a recent extraordinary accomplishment by an individual that resulted in a substantial benefit to the Palisades community at large. The recipient must be an adult resident of the Palisades at the time the accomplishment and long-term services were rendered.

”The Golden Sparkplug Award honors those citizens who ignite original ideas and projects into community action that benefit Palisadians throughout the community. The project must have been initiated, in progress or completed during the current or prior calendar year. Adults and youth are both eligible, and must either reside in, own real property in, or operate a business in the Palisades at the time the services were rendered.

”In the case of both awards, the services, accomplishment or project must have been voluntary and not related to nor a beneficial outcome of the nominee’s business, profession or occupation. Neither award can be given to P.P.C.C. board members based on services directly related to their responsibilities as board members, although such services may be considered as a qualifying factor in the case of nominees for the Citizen Award. The award recipients are based on the quality of work and benefits achieved, not the quantity of nominations.”

For further information, email  info@pacpalicc.org or visit Awards Guidelines.