Stamford’s 2025 Citizen of the Year Announced. Meet the Honoree
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STAMFORD — The city has selected a Citizen of the Year for 2025. On Friday, January 10, officials announced that former City Representative Harry Day was chosen for the distinguished honor.
Aside from his tenure of almost twenty years on the city Board of Representatives, during which he chaired the Land Use Committee, according to a press release, Day has been involved with several local organizations. They include Kids in Crisis, Stamford Emergency Medical Services, Stamford Land Conservation Trust, and the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.
The unanimous recognition was lauded by community leaders.
“Those in our community who have worked with Harry know of his passion, energy, and commitment to making our city the best place to live,” Mayor Caroline Simmons said. “He has played a key role in shaping our city and has become an integral part of our community’s fabric. I am proud to join the Committee in recognizing Harry Day with the 2025 Stamford Citizen of the Year Award.”
“Harry is a perfect and natural choice for this honor,” Bill Hennessey, chair of the Selection Committee, said. “For decades, he’s donated his time to a variety of organizations that are essential to the vitality of our community and the quality of life we are blessed with here in Stamford.”
At Kids in Crisis, he began his involvement in 2003 and was Board chair from 2007 to 2013. Day has served as a Stamford Emergency Medical Services Board member since 2002 and has been vice president since 2013.
Additionally, the announcement stated that Day is currently “Board President of the Stamford Land Conservation Trust which owns and preserves over 450 acres of land across fifty-seven properties, including 60 acres recently acquired in large part due to his unwavering perseverance. Over its fifty-year history, Harry Day has dedicated twenty years of service to the preservation of our city’s beautiful, bucolic, open land.”
At the Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Day has served on the Board of Directors since 2013. The press release stated that “[h]is leadership as Board President from 2018 – 2024 was instrumental in transforming the campus with the addition of the Knobloch Family Farmhouse, the maple sugar house, and an outdoor gathering space, sponsored by him.”
Day continues to back the Stamford Museum & Nature Center by supporting the creation of the upcoming Planetarium & Astronomy Center that will open this spring. As well, he is currently Board President Emeritus while promoting the Museum’s capital Campaign for Future Generations.
There will be two events to recognize Day’s commitment to the community. The first is a plaque naming ceremony at Stamford Government Center followed by a Citizen of the Year Dinner in the spring. Further details for both will be provided at a later date.
Last year, Sergeant Adriana Molina of the Stamford Police Department was recognized as the 2024 Citizen of the Year for her extensive community involvement.
The Citizen of the Year designation began in 1945 and has included such impactful residents as Juanita T. James (2009), Arthur Selkowitz (2011), Dudley N. Williams, Jr. (2017), and Gov. Dannel Malloy (2018).
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