About the Award

The Committee for Community Involvement (CCI) gives the Harold M. Haynes Citizen Involvement Award to honor individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership engaging members of their community in civic affairs.

The Harold M. Haynes Citizen Involvement Award celebrates those who do work that provides benefits such as: 
 

• fostering positive leadership;

• bringing clarity to complex Washington County issues;

• informing or shaping decisions through community input, especially through substantial efforts that have a positive impact;

• inclusive community engagement that broadens and diversifies participation, especially with younger populations and historically under-represented communities;

• building trust, transparency and responsiveness in government.

2020 Award Recipient:
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
Visioning Action Task Force

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Visioning Task Force (VTF) spent hundreds of hours over the last year leading an extensive community engagement effort to help form a vision for the future of the District based on the needs and interests of the diverse community. VTF members worked tirelessly to achieve the high standards they set for the process, and they succeeded. Learn more about the accomplishments of this unique group of community volunteers.

The Award Presentation will take place at the County Board of Commissioners meeting on Nov. 17, 6:30 pm. More event information to come.

No call for nominations was made in 2014 or 2018.