Trisha J. Worthington Community Service Award

The Trisha J. Worthington Community Service Award is an annual award given to an individual who has been generous with their time and talent to charitable and community endeavors. This award recognizes their valuable contributions as an essential part of enhancing the greater Park City community. With the generous support of our donors, Park City Community Foundation will grant $1,000 to a local nonprofit organization of the awardee’s choice.

As the founding Executive Director of Park City Community Foundation, Trisha J. Worthington brought life to the idea of a community foundation in greater Park City, Utah. Trisha shed light on the value of having an organization that enhances philanthropy in all aspects for our community. She exemplifies the behaviors we wish to recognize in the award winners:

Making a significant difference in their service to the community
Inspiring others to engage more in community service
Having an extraordinary commitment to our community
Performing with excellence in community service activities

The annual Trisha J. Worthington Community Service Award will be granted in September each year, as determined by the Park City Community Foundation Community Fund Grants Committee.

Nominations

Nominations are open in August each year. The awardee is announced at our annual Community Foundation Grants Celebration in September. If you have any questions, please contact Minda Boland at minda@parkcitycf.org.

Past Awardees

The Trisha J. Worthington Community Service Award has been granted to the following people, each of whom has contributed deeply to the community:

2023: Syd Reed, for her many years of service to the Park City community and board service with the Museum, Community Foundation, Senior Center and other organizations.
2022: Beano Solomon, for her generous contributions of time and talent to charitable and community endeavors.
2021: Richard and Jill Sheinberg, for their distinctive service as advocates, board members, and volunteers to many organizations in greater Park City.
2020: Ellen Silver, for her service as Executive Director of Jewish Family Service, for her tireless work to ensure that our residents who lost their jobs and were significantly impacted by Covid-19 continued to have the resources to remain in their homes and feed their families.
2019: Shelley Gillwald, for her service as Executive Director of Park City Soccer Club, partnership with Solomon Fund, and involvement with Youth Sports Alliance.
2018: Dr. John Hanrahan, for co-founding People’s Health Clinic and The Hope Alliance, and for his devoted service to those organizations and many others.
2017: Meg Steele, for her work with Summit Land Conservancy, Park City Rotary Club, EpicPromise, Live PC Give PC, the Women’s Giving Fund, and many others.
2016: Susan Richer for her work with Community for Children’s Justice and the Summit County Children’s Justice Center.
2015: Zulema Espinoza, for her exemplary volunteer work with the Christian Center of Park City.