2025 Barry S. Timson
Community Service Award
Recipients of the award must be a person under the age of 35 who:
- Lives in Hallowell and have lived in Hallowell for at least 3 years; and
- Has shown outstanding commitment to the community, through unpaid volunteer involvement in civic affairs, city government or committees or boards, preservation of Hallowell’s historic character, school, nonprofit organizations, nonpartisan grass-roots activities, or community events.
The recipient will be awarded a letter of recognition and a plaque to keep and will be invited to ride in a car in the Old Hallowell Day parade.
The Old Hallowell Day committee will make a donation of $50 to a Hallowell nonprofit chosen by the recipient. The Old Hallowell Day Committee will also publicize the award.
2024 Awardee: Ben Nathan
Benjamin (Ben) Nathan has been chosen by the Old Hallowell Day Committee as the 2024 Barry S. Timson award recipient for his unwavering commitment to our small and lively city.
Ben was born in Hallowell and plans to stay here all his life. He is a recent graduate of Hall-Dale High School, president of the National Honor Society and vice president of the Key Club. Ben applied his athletic experience as a three-sport team captain to coach baseball and basketball for the elementary school and 6- to 13-year-olds at Colby College in the summers. He established a mentoring program for middle schoolers, provided technology help at Granite Hill Estates during a tech support session, helped coordinate a food drive, and participated in many other activities that serve the community such as Trunk or Treat.
Ben plans to attend UMO with a focus on kinesiology, leading into a doctorate in physical therapy. Ben says he feels connected to Hallowell and enjoys seeing the same faces, that Hallowell feels like a family to him. For his many contributions to our community, the Old Hallowell Committee is proud to present the Barry S. Timson Community Service Award to Benjamin Nathan, a role model for all.
The award will be made to celebrate and memorialize Barry Timson’s remarkable contributions to Hallowell, to make his commitment a model for others, to recognize the efforts and achievements of young adults in our community and to encourage the spirit of volunteerism, civic commitment and leadership.
Past Timson Awardees
- 2023 Deb Fahy
- 2022 Miriam, Robin, and Aaron Asch
- 2019 Rosemary Presnar
- 2018 Anthony Romano
- 2017 Rose Warren
- 2016 Kieran Kammerer
- 2015 The Bessey Family
- 2014 Erin Ballew
- 2013 no awardee
- 2012 Ava & Noah Katz
- 2011 Johanna Baker
- 2010 Kate Cart
- 2009 Laura Harper
- 2008 Cary Colwell
- 2007 Douglas Averill and Maureen Drouin