The Rotary Club of South Haven is honoring Doug Landers as their 2023 Citizen of the Year. The recognition is the highest award offered to community members by the Rotary Club.
“Doug is receiving this award because of his incredible support to the community, including the Rotary Club of South Haven. Doug makes significant contributions to the local Blueberry, Jazz, and Haven Harvest festivals by providing tables, equipment, and merchandise donations without charge. This, in turn, enables more of the funds raised in those festivals to fulfill the charitable objectives,” said Melinda Gruber, President of the South Haven Rotary Club.
“We are so thankful and so proud to be part of this community” said Landers. “This honor is really a reflection of the dedication and hard work of the people on our team at each of the hardware stores. I could not do this without them.”
Doug is a 3rd generation hardware man with stores in South Haven, Bangor and St. Joseph.
PICTURED ABOVE: Doug Landers and family receiving the South Haven Rotary 2023 Community Service Award (pictured L to R: Mark Hills Jr; Kathryn Hills; Doug Landers; Dianna Landers; and Melinda Gruber, President, Rotary Club of South Haven)
The full news release from the South Haven Rotary Club follows.
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The Rotary Club of South Haven is pleased to recognize ‘Citizen of the Year’ Doug Landers as the recipient of its 2023 community service award. Each year the South Haven Rotary club recognizes and honors a resident of the South Haven area who makes a significant difference to our community while embodying the spirit of “service above self”. Recipients of this award have demonstrated long-term commitment, service, participation and leadership to the character and wellbeing of South Haven. This is the highest award offered to community members by the Rotary club.
Doug is a 3rd generation hardware man with stores in South Haven, Bangor and St. Joseph. Melinda Gruber, President of the South Haven Rotary Club notes that Doug “… is receiving this award because of his incredible support to the community, including the Rotary Club of South Haven. Doug makes significant contributions to the local Blueberry, Jazz and Haven Harvest festivals by providing tables, equipment and merchandise donations without charge. This, in turn, enables more of the funds raised in those festivals to fulfill the charitable objectives.” Doug also contributes to the beautification of the Dyckman bridge and other local community projects.
“We are so thankful and so proud to be part of this community” said Doug Landers in an interview. “This honor is really a reflection of the dedication and hard work of the people on our team at each of the hardware stores. I could not do this without them.”
His quiet and purposeful generosity makes him a terrific community leader who truly places service above self. He is always quick with a joke or a pun and is one of the most humble business leaders that we have been blessed to work with and to know.
