Boulder Rotary seeks nominations for 2022 Jim Swaeby Peace Award

BOULDER — The Boulder Rotary is seeking nominations for the Jim Swaeby Peace Award.

The award commemorates Boulder Rotarian Jim Swaeby, “who gave of his time, talent, humor and passion to build a better world,” according to the Rotary.

The award recognizes “a person or persons for outstanding achievement consistent with the ideals of Rotary as expressed in the Fourth Object of Rotary: ‘The advancement of international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service,’” according to the organization.

Nominees must:

• Live or work in Boulder County or for an organization based in

Boulder County.

• Make a significant contribution to building a culture of peace in the

community or throughout the world.

• Exemplify the life of Jim Swaeby and Rotary’s commitment to peace.

Swaeby was a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga and a local businessman.

“The winner will have his/her/their name and the name of their organization, if applicable , inscribed in a plaque to be placed in a prominent position for the community to see,” the Rotary said in a news release. 

Recent winners include Dorothy Rupert, Ellen Moore and Leslie Durgin.

Nominations can be emailed to Danny Lindau at dlindau@coloradogroup.com.

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