Nell Moll. Contributed photo.
The Rotary Club of Devon will be presenting one its highest honors – its Evio Giovanelly Award – to Nell Moll, in recognition of more than two decades of dedication and public service to the Milford community.
The award will be presented at the club’s 2021-22 Officers’ and Directors’ Installation Dinner, on Thursday, June 24.
“When Nell was suggested for this honor, there was immediate and unanimous agreement that she was the perfect choice, given her 25 years of service at the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce and her involvement with other community-focused groups, such as the Irish Heritage Society of Milford, Lions International and the Milford Yacht Club,” said Al May, 2020-21 Devon Rotary president.
As a sign of the respect and high esteem with which Moll is held in Milford, May added, she served as grand marshal for the Milford St. Patrick’s Day parade in 2017. She was also recipient that year of the Mayor’s Distinguished Citizen’s Award, and Mayor Ben Blake proclaimed July 27 Nell Moll Day in the city.
“Nell, to this day, continues to promote everything Milford,” May said, “since not doing so would be to deny a part of who she is.”
The Evio Giovanelly Award is named after an early member of the club who was known for his dedication to the Rotary motto of “Service above self.”
The award is given annually to a non-Rotarian who, in the estimation of the club, exemplifies that motto.
The dinner where she will be honored is open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. at the Race Brook Country Club, located at 246 Derby Ave. in Orange. Tickets are $60 apiece. Reservations can be made by contacting Heather Carolan at heathca@gmail.com or 203-500-0533. The deadline for reservations is June 8.