SCARBOROUGH — Many who volunteer or are involved in and around Scarborough have heard the name Bud Hanson. He is involved with many nonprofits, and enjoys volunteering his time to help other seniors in the area feel important and included. The 84-year-old Scarborough resident serves as chairman of the seniors program advisory board for Scarborough Community Services, a program that provides diverse, safe, quality and cost-efficient services to the Town of Scarborough and the surrounding area.

Due to Hanson’s commitment to giving back to the community through his volunteerism, Scarborough Terrace Assisted Living presented him with this year’s Senior Service Award. Scarborough Community Services and Hanson were each recently awarded a $500 gift from Scarborough Terrace as part of the award.

“I am very honored to be the recipient of this year’s Senior Service Award,” said Hanson. “It is important to give back as we age because the older we all get, the more needs we have. About 25 percent of our population is made up of seniors, so I think it is important to have programs that focus exclusively on making sure our seniors are happy and fulfilled.”

“Bud is always going above and beyond his role as chairman of the seniors program advisory board,” said Hallie Hodge, seniors program coordinator for Scarborough Community Services. “He has served on numerous other boards as well and with everything he volunteers for, he does all he can to support the seniors in our town. He has taken on the role of ambassador for them and wants to make sure there are as many programs and services available to them as possible. We are very grateful to Scarborough Terrace Assisted Living for honoring us, and in turn, Bud, with this fantastic award.”