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Public Service Recognition Week

Governor Bob Ferguson proclaimed May 4-10 Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) in 2025 to honor those who serve our state as federal, state, county, and local government employees. OFM State Human Resources coordinated the Washington state annual celebration and employee awards, to ensure state employees are recognized and honored for their great work and service to the public. 

Local PSRW events are organized by state employees for state employees. We are grateful to our sponsors for financial assistance.

 

We are grateful to the following sponsors for financial assistance:

Olympia Event Sponsors:

  • Washington State Employees Credit Union
  • Washington Federation of State Employees
  • Washington State Department of Enterprise Services
  • Washington State Office of Financial Management

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Spokane Event Sponsors:

  • Washington Federation of State Employees
  • Washington State Department of Transportation
  • Washington State Employees Credit Union
  • Washington State Office of Financial Management
  • Teamsters Local 117
  • Washington State Military Department

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Tri-Cities Event Sponsors:

  • Washington State Employees Credit Union
  • Gesa Carousel of Dreams
  • The TRI-CITY area state employees union local 1253
  • The City of Kennewick
  • The Young Marines

 

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PSRW event resources
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The 2025 Seahawks Group Ticket Offer is now open for the games listed below. The ticket offer expires at 1:05 PM on December 18, 2025.

Seahawks vs. Chiefs - $40/ticket
Friday, August 15, 2025, 7 p.m.

Seahawks vs. Cardinals - $85/ticket
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 1:05 p.m.

Seahawks vs. Rams - $85/ticket
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Note: There is an 8-ticket maxium. Tickets must be purchased outside of work hours, using your personal device. Non-financial information provided through state devices may be a public record subject to disclosure and  when purchasing items, your information will be provided to a third party outside the state system. OFM is not responsible for the third party’s use of your data.

People gather at picnic tables outdoors in Kennewick at a past PSRW event

This year's recognition events in Olympia, Spokane and the Tri-Cities were a great success. See you in 2026!

Public Service Recognition Awards - Celebrating Excellence in Public Service

Congratulations to this year's awardees!

Read about the awardees.

Video of the awards ceremony

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