2023 Citizen Volunteer of the Year Award Winner Kat Hardju, Bridgton Recreation Department

Kat has been a volunteer with Bridgton Rec for almost 11 years. Kat has coached youth baseball, soccer, basketball, and softball for the Bridgton Recreation Department and when needed has coached soccer, and basketball in Sebago for Sebago Recreation. She is a resident of Bridgton and is always willing to help across the Lake Region district. Kat has also coached AAU basketball and indoor soccer over the last few years and has been an example of a model coach.
Kat is always very involved with fundraising outside of athletics, as she raises money for March of Dimes, Breast Cancer Awareness and for Multiple Sclerosis. She is currently the Lake Region Boosters President, a Class Advisor, attends almost every event put on by the school, and is always with a smile on her face in one of the snack shacks.
Kat continues to volunteer for our many needs in our athletic programs, and Town Events like Festival of Lights, and Winter Carnival. She has been so committed to Recreation opportunities she paid her own way to the Fall 2019 Workshop under Friends of Bridgton Rec to learn ways she can contribute even more to the community. She was a member of the Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group, which was responsible for developing the Skate Park and Ham Athletic Complex in Bridgton. She is always willing to give her time to help the community.
Kat is the perfect example of a model volunteer citizen of the Town of Bridgton and represents Lake Region School District for everything you want in a coach, volunteer, and member of the community.