MAMOU - Nominations for the Mamou Man and Woman 2008 Civic Awards Banquet are being accepted now. Deadline for nominations are Friday, March 21, according to Hope Landreneau, Mamou Rotary president.

The banquet is scheduled for Friday, April 4, at 6 p.m. at the Mamou Teen Center. A social hour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. and the awards program will begin at 7 p.m.

Guest speaker for the occasion will be Hoyt Harris, news anchor from KATC-TV 3 in Lafayette.

Tickets for the banquet will be available at Reed’s Pharmacy. “Tickets are $10 per person,” Landreneau said.

Chairman for the event is Landreneau. Co-chairman is Nary Reed, and Rita Deloach is food chairman.

Any organization or individual person can make a nomination, but they must present a resume’ or information about the nominee’s qualifications. These may be brought to Reed’s Pharmacy.

This is the 53rd year Mamou Rotarians have chosen to honor a man and woman of the year for their outstanding service to their community.

Organizers always expect a capacity crowd for the banquet. All past recipients are urged to attend. Last year’s recipients were Angie Granger and Neal Duplechin.