13 Feb 9TH ANNUAL NEN AWARDS
The 2017 NEN Awards honored San Francisco community leaders, organizations, and groups who demonstrated their dedication to making neighborhoods safer, cleaner, greener, and healthier places to live, work, and raise a family. Fourteen winners were recognized for their outstanding work. City Administrator Naomi Kelly, General Manager of the SF Public Utilities Commission Harlan L. Kelly Jr., Supervisor Katy Tang, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services Derick Brown, and Senator Scott Wiener attended and gave remarks honoring the award recipients.
2017 NEN Awards Winners
Hall of Fame
Espanola Jackson
Exemplary NERT Leadership
Anietie Ekanem
Exemplary ALERT Leadership
Ken Craig
Most Empowering City Employee of the Year
Victoria Weatherford
Most Inspiring Public Works Volunteer
Karla Jones
Neighborhood Youth Leadership
Erick Lopez
Outstanding Neighborhood Watch Group
Newton-Morse-Curtis Neighborhood Watch
Outstanding Park Volunteer Group
Friends of Franklin Square Park
Extraordinary Neighborhood Block Party
Quesada Neighborfest 2016
Best Merchant Association/Community Benefit District
Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District
Best Community Challenge Grant Project
Kenny Alley Stairs Project
Comeback Neighborhood of the Year
The Outer Sunset
NEN Lifetime Achievement
Mary C. Harris
Coverage from the NEN Awards, including photos, videos, the names of award winners, and descriptions of award categories, will be published on empowersf.org. Award winners will receive follow-up emails thanking them for their participation and encouraging them to continue their important work in San Francisco. The NEN Team is planning next year’s 10th Annual NEN Awards. All further follow-up efforts will be communicated via NEN Neighborhood Newsletter.
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