Jerome Jin, program administrator for the City of Redmond’s public works department, received Rotary Club of Redmond’s Community Partner of the Year Award at last Thursday’s club meeting.

Rotary Club of Redmond established the award this year to recognize a non-Rotarian who partners with the club to leverage the goals and ideals of Rotary in the community.

Rotary Club president David Markley, who presented the award, said for the past eight years, Jin has partnered with the club to “further our work at Redmond’s Recycle Day.”

“Everything from computers to old tires, light bulbs to scrap metal, and tons of other discarded items are recycled that would most likely end up at the solid waste facility or on the side of the road, without this program,” Markley said.

Markley said with Jin’s help, the club gets donates bicycles, refurbishes them and then gives them to Eastside Baby Corner, Bikes for Humanity, which reaches out to people in Africa and Bikes for Ghana.

“When we need extra help, Jerome’s always there with a smile on his face and a dry, witty comment, always with the objective of making this day fun and productive,” Markley said. “The Board believes his leadership in this capacity, the extraordinary level of service he provides to the community, and his efforts to include Redmond Rotary as a partner make him our perfect selection for Rotary Club of Redmond’s Community Partner of the Year.”

Redmond Rotary is a nonprofit service organization and a member of Rotary International. For more information about the Rotary Club of Redmond, visit www.redmondrotary.org.