By Theresa Knapp 

Nominations for the Mendon Senior of the Year award are due by June 1. 

Mendon Senior of the Year plaques list the names of all previous winners (1978-present) and hang in the Mendon Senior Center. Courtesy photo

The chosen Mendon resident, aged 60 or older, generally exemplifies a spirit of public service and has made a positive difference in the community. 

The nomination form lists the selection criteria as “Past and present contributions to the community [and] how their positive attitude inspires others.” 

The Mendon Council on Aging will select the winner, and the award will be presented at a dinner in September. 

Tom Irons is a charter member of the Mendon Lions Club, established in 1974, which has been hosting the Mendon Senior of the Year annual dinner since it began in 1978. 

“The Senior of the Year was one of the first projects we did when we first started,” Irons said. “That, and the Country Fair.” 

Irons says past recipients have been elected officials, groups of people, community volunteers, a barber, local historians, and more. “A good candidate would be basically anyone who has done a lot of good deeds.” 

Nomination forms are available at the Mendon Senior Center or online at www.mendonma.gov from the Council on Aging home page or bit.ly/MendonCOASeniorNomination2025. Please drop off or mail nominations to the Senior Center at 62 Providence St., Mendon. For more information, call 508-478-6175.