Nominations Open for 2026 Senior Citizen Service Award

Encinitas, CA, January 8, 2026 - The City of Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission, in partnership with the Encinitas Rotary Club, is pleased to announce that they will be honoring an Encinitas resident with the Senior Citizen Service Award.

The Senior Citizen Service Award recognizes a deserving senior citizen who demonstrates outstanding volunteerism, leadership, helping, teaching, mentoring, or advocating for others in the City of Encinitas. The award will be based on dedication, overarching commitment, and demonstrated impact of those served.

"Our city has grown in beauty, as a home to many, on the shoulders of the Encinitas seniors who believe in the spirit of volunteering," said Maureen Martin, Senior Citizen Commissioner. "Please help us recognize one this year."

The Award recipient will be honored at a City Council meeting with a perpetual plaque housed at the Encinitas Senior Center. Additionally, they will be recognized as the guest of honor at an Encinitas Rotary Club meeting and invited to participate in the Encinitas Holiday Parade as a special guest of the Senior Citizen Commission.

Anyone may nominate a senior citizen by completing a nomination form and mailing it to the City of Encinitas, Senior Citizen of Year Award, Parks and Recreation Department, 505 South Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024 between January 8 and March 19, 2026, or by emailing it to [email protected]. Note: Mailed applications must be postmarked and emailed submissions must be received by 4pm on March 19, 2026. Nomination form, eligibility guidelines and additional details may be found at EncinitasCa.Gov/Recognition. (Senior Citizen Commissioners are not eligible to make a nomination.)

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Located along six miles of Pacific Ocean coastline in northern San Diego County, Encinitas has an approximate population of 62,000 and is characterized by coastal beaches, flat-topped coastal areas, steep mesa bluffs and rolling hills. The city was incorporated in 1986, drawing together the communities of New Encinitas, Old Encinitas, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Olivenhain and Leucadia. For more information about the City of Encinitas, visit encinitasca.gov.