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.

2025 Awardee: Abigail Perry

Abigail (Abby) Perry has been chosen by the Old Hallowell Day Committee as the 2025 Barry S. Timson Community Service Award recipient for her unwavering commitment to our small and lively city.

Abby is a lifelong resident of Hallowell and recent Hall-Dale graduate. Abby has participated in and helped organize many volunteer activities. She has mentored a middle school student and worked with the Hall-Dale Summer Recreation Program and the Special Olympics. Hall-Dale students are required to have 60 hours of volunteerism and Abby has accumulated over 120 hours. Abby was a member of the Key Club and served as president her senior year, a role that she found exciting and extremely fulfilling. Abby was also a player helper on the Unified Basketball Team at Hall-Dale.

Abby plans to attend The University of New England majoring in Medical Biology with the goal of becoming a Physician Assistant. Abby finds Hallowell a diverse, inclusive, and alive community to which she loves giving back. If you see Abby, please congratulate her as she will not be able to attend the parade. For her many contributions to our community, the Old Hallowell Committee is proud to present the Barry S. Timson Community Service Award to Abigail Perry, 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

2024 Ben Nathan
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