Nina Lanuza, recipient of the Schuyler Sertoma Club's Service to Mankind award for 2026, talks about the influence from her parents growing up that formed her mindset about helping others at a Nov. 10 luncheon.
Helping her community thrive isn’t about being recognized, Nina Lanuza said Nov. 10 at the Service to Mankind Award presentation at St. Augustine’s Parish Center in Schuyler. It's just something she believes people do.
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Nina Lanuza stands up to be recognized with the Schuyler Sertoma Club's Service to Mankind Award on Nov. 10, 2026. Lanuza was nominated by community members for her volunteer efforts and impact in Schuyler over the years, the youngest recipient and first Latina to receive the award.
Nina Lanuza, second from right, poses with her family and her 2026 Service to Mankind Award from the Schuyler Sertoma Club, presented to her at a Nov. 10, 2026 event honoring her work in and around Schuyler over the years.
Nina Lanuza stands up to be recognized with the Schuyler Sertoma Club's Service to Mankind Award on Nov. 10, 2026. Lanuza was nominated by community members for her volunteer efforts and impact in Schuyler over the years, the youngest recipient and first Latina to receive the award.
Nina Lanuza, second from right, poses with her family and her 2026 Service to Mankind Award from the Schuyler Sertoma Club, presented to her at a Nov. 10, 2026 event honoring her work in and around Schuyler over the years.