AND THE WINNER IS….AUCTIONEER STEVE HAMANN

By Jeremy Los

February 12, 2011 (El Cajon)--On Monday, February 14, the El Cajon Citizen of the Year Committee will host its annual “Citizen of the Year” luncheon with the San Diego-East County Chamber of Commerce. This year, the committee will honor charitable auctioneer Steve Hamann as the El Cajon Citizen of the Year.

Labeled as an "auctioneer extraordinaire", Hamann has been providing his talents to auctions for 15 years. Initially falling into the business by pure chance, he now finds himself a busy man with 45 events on the schedule for 2011 already.

Along with doing numerous charitable auctions, Hamann also is a current member of the Rotary Club of El Cajon and has served as President of the Santee-Lakeside Rotary Club. This work with the Rotary Club has led him to be a motivational speaker at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

He is also a prominent member of the Lakeside AYSO, volunteering as commissioner for three years. In 2000, Steve created “Kids Zone,” a program that tries to reduce the amount verbal violence on the sideline at AYSO games. The program is now being used in over 50 percent of AYSO regions throughout America.

Steve’s hard work and charitable nature is what led to his selection as El Cajon Citizen of the Year.

“The committee selects the citizen of the year based on their amount of volunteerism, service to their community, and community activism,” says Committee Chairman Allen Brown. “Community organizations are the ones who nominate candidates for the award.”

St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, the Rotary Club of El Cajon, Stoney’s Kids, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of East County nominated Hamann.

He will be recognized at a luncheon on Monday February 14 at 12 pm, at the Ronald Reagan Community Center in El Cajon. For tickets or details, visit the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce website at http://eastcountychamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/el-cajon-citiz....