The Moorestown Inter Service Club Council will host the annual citizen of the year banquet at the Community House of Moorestown on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m.
By a unanimous vote among council members, Julie Maravich has been selected as the township’s 72nd citizen of the year. The role dates to 1954 and goes to an individual with a prolonged and significant positive impact on the community.
Maravich, a 1985 graduate of Gannon University, moved to Moorestown with her husband Nicholas and two children, Alexandria and Briana, in 1998, and immediately became involved in the Home and School Association. She joined the Historical Society of Moorestown in 2000 and became a board member in 2006.
Maravich was also instrumental in founding the annual ghost tour Halloween 25 years ago.
In her historical society role, she paints on average of 20 plaques a year for placement on homes in town that are more than 25 years old. She has also been instrumental in preserving and renovating some of the township’s historic homes and structures, including the Weichert Building at the corner of Main and Church streets; the 18th-century Tallman Home built by Laurel Creek; and the Lippincott House, built in the early 1800s near Flying Feather.
Maravich is also one of the founders of the annual September Witness Tour of homes that existed during the American Revolution. She was also the trustee of fundraising for the Friends of Percheron Park, who monitored site cleanup at the corner of Main and High streets, improved the site and hired the sculptor who created the Percheron Horse standing there today.
Maravich was also part of the support effort for the recent enactment of a Historic District Zoning Ordinance that regulates exterior modifications for homes within the district through the Historic Preservation Commission.
Tickets for the banquet will be available at the community house, Moorestown Hardware or through a club member. Visit the Moorestown Lions Club Facebook page or www.moorestownrotary.org for updates.
