Each year on Good Neighbor Day, we recognize community members who made contributions to the community over the past year without seeking recognition for their efforts. These resident’s actions — big and small — make our community what it is.
Nominate a community member at any time.
2021
Thad Abrams for delivering his “killer” old fashioneds and margaritas to neighbors with a smile at just the right times.
Eva Anderson for organizing a block party, sharing information and working hard to connect her neighbors.
Graham Beckman for full-marathon fundraising walks for the North Liberty Community Pantry
Ashley Bermel for being an epitome of neighborhood leader, volunteer and community connector
Abdouramane Bila for serving his community as a volunteer neighborhood ambassador, language ambassador and school board member.
Cindy Blackley for helping residents at the North Liberty Living Center by running errands during the pandemic.
Miguel Colon for being generous with his time by helping neighbors with landscaping and moving, and generous with his treasure by loaning tools and trucks.
Candi Evans for empowering and connecting her Golfview neighbors and helping their voices be heard.
Barbara Janes for driving residents at Keystone to doctors, stores and other necessary trips.
Harper Klein for hosting, since she was 4 years old, a lemonade stand and donating the sales to charity.
Laci & Nate Lower for work cleaning up the homes and yards of strangers following the derecho.
Diane McGraw for making and donating 1000s of facemasks throughout the pandemic and making them available for free outside her home.
Bobbi Newman for making and donating 1000s of facemasks throughout the pandemic.
Julie Roskam for making and donating 1000s of facemasks throughout the pandemic.
Graham Thompson for full-marathon fundraising walks for the North Liberty Community Pantry.
Dean & Linda Westergaard for creating the Olive Branch Library, a little free library, in their neighborhood.
Good Neighbor Honor Roll
It’s time to give a shout out to our community members who made contributions to the community over the past year without seeking recognition for their efforts.
Do you have a neighbor who watched your kids on short notice or a kid who donated lemonade stand money? What about the person who went out of their way to pick up groceries, shovel an extra driveway, volunteered to help with others’ with yard work or gave their garden’s plenty to neighbors? If a resident’s actions — big or small — made left you feeling cared for, we want to help you give them a big high five.
All nominees who meet the criteria and are submitted before the annual deadline will be included on the Good Neighbor Honor Roll.
- Must reside in North Liberty city limits.
- Has demonstrated a contribution to the community beyond the scope of resident responsibilities.
- Their acts of kindness may have been performed within North Liberty or the wider community.
- Can be an individual, team, or household.
- Can be of any age.
The 2021 honor roll will be released publicly on northlibertyiowa.org — to the surprise of those on the roster if the nominator chooses to keep the recognition a secret — on National Good Neighbor Day, Sept. 28.
Community Hall of Fame Award
The Mayor will review the honor roll and select one nominee to be inducted into the Community Hall of Fame. Like the honor roll, the Community Hall of Fame Award recipient will also be announced on National Good Neighbor Day, Sept. 28.
The Community Hall of Fame Award was developed in 2013 for the purpose of recognizing individuals who have provided extraordinary public service and dedication to the city and its citizens. In addition to meeting the criteria for the honor roll, the Mayor will consider the following when selecting this year’s inductee:
- Selection will be based on service rendered to the community. This includes services based on material contributions as well as personal public service contributions.
- Special consideration will be given to those persons who have demonstrated a high level of volunteer leadership.
- Services provided by participation in volunteer organizations and local groups are also important.
- Longevity in public service is important but not totally compelling in determining the receipt of this award.
- Community impact is the final criteria in determining the worthiness of a person receiving this award.
- A person must have demonstrated a high degree of personal commitment and personal sacrifice to the community.