The award is given each year to a resident of the town of Poultney who has contributed to the betterment of the Poultney community, provided continuing outstanding service to the community, and who demonstrates the true spirit of service, qualities representing the finest ideals of citizenship in the Poultney area. 

Rebecca Cook is this year’s Citizen of the Year!

Rebecca Cook at the Horace Greeley Foundation

The Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce has chosen Rebecca Cook as Poultney’s Citizen of the Year for 2022-2023.  

Rebecca will be honored with a reception still to be scheduled, and the award of a custom-made slate clock.  The Citizen of the Year participates in the Official Tree Tapping Ceremony at Maplefest in March, and serves as the Grand Marshall in the Fourth of July Parade.  

“We are blessed to have her” were the words used by the people who recommended Rebecca for the honor.  They referred to her hard work and dedication in turning the Poultney Library into more than just a building with books.  It’s now a center for the community with reading materials, art displays, meeting space, audio and video materials, programs for all ages, and a doorway to learning.  

The Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce thanks Rebecca for her long and faithful service and for going above and beyond for Poultney and the surrounding area:  a real “unsung hero”.  We’re proud to name Rebecca Cook Citizen of the Year for 2022-2023. A recipient may receive the award one time.

Past Citizen of the Year Recipients

2022
Rebecca Cook

2021
Poultney Fish and Game Club

2020
T. Daniel “Dan” Williams

2019
Mary Lee Harris

2018
Ida Mae Johnson

2017
Josephine “Jo” S. Williams

2016
Jonas Rosenthal

2015
Jaime Milazzo

2014
Poultney Fire Department
(Poultney Hose Co. No. 1)

2013
Sheila H. Nichols

2012
Jeff Roberts

2011
Valerie Broughton

2010
Kathy Hutson

2009
Ann DeBonis

2008
Una Jean Capman

2007
Robert N. “Bob” Williams, Jr.

2006
Maurice H. “Moe” Wade

2005
Ernest “Ernie” DeMatties

2004
Ruth W. Czar

2003
Mike & Sheryl Porrier

2002
Edward Lewis

2001
Russell I. Williams, Jr.

2000
David & Maureen Capman

1999
Charles & Evelyn “Evie” Monroe

1998
William D. “Doc” Williams

1997
Vera Foley

1996
Charles “Chuck” & Katie Colvin

1995
William Henry Gardner

1994
William “Bill” DeBonis

1993
Helen & Lloyd Jones, Janice Edwards, & Gladys Jean Riggs

1992
Vincent & Beverly Drake

1991
Kay (Bertilino) Potter Davis

1990
M. Raymond “Ray” Roberts