The Award of the President of the City of Ełk is granted for the fifth time. The applications were considered by the Chapter appointed for this purpose by the President, whose composition consisted of:
- Artur Urbański – Deputy Mayor of the City of Ełk, Chairman of the Chapter
- Stefan Węgłowski – Chairman of the Ełk City Council
- Łukasz Makarewicz - Winner of the White Lily Award 2009 in the category of Sports Patron
- Marzena Wasiuk – Winner of the White Lily Award 2009 in the category Athlete of the Year
- Klemens Rydzewski – Winner of the White Lily Award 2008 in the Special Award category
- Stanisław Rudnik – Winner of the White Lily Award 2007 in the Artistic Award category
- Jan Kosiorek – Winner of the White Lily Award 2006 in the category of Attitude Worthy of Imitation
- Piotr Witaszczyk – Winner of the White Lily Award 2006 in the Ambassador of Elk category
- Prof. Maria Terlecka – Winner of the White Lily Award 2009 in the category of Patron of Culture

The idea of the award is to distinguish people who in a special way with their daily work, activity and commitment serve the city and its residents and contribute to the promotion of Ełk. The prizes are awarded to individuals, legal entities and other entities for special achievements in the previous calendar year or for the entire activity.

List of winners and distinctions of the White Lily for their activities in 2010:

1 Category: Patron of Sport

The winner was Remigiusz Karpiński – he has been associated with the Ełk Kyokushin Karate Club for over 30 years. In his sports career he was very successful in Poland and abroad. Among other things, he is a medalist of the World Championships in Osaka, a five-time medalist of the European Championships, Champion and Vice-Champion of North and South America and nine-time Champion of Polish.
After the end of his professional career, he focused on working with children and young people.
In 2010, the coach's pupils won the m.in first place in the Canadian Kyokushin Karate Championships in Calgary. As a team, they took third and fourth place in the International Junior Tournament in Wrocław.
In 2010, Remigiusz Karpiński together with invited guests opened the new headquarters of the Ełk Kyokushin Karate Club at 7 Bora Komorowskigo Street in Ełk.

The award went to Edward Traskowski – physical education teacher and vice-president of the Student Sports Club "Nenufar 5" Ełk. He organized a cyclical international tournament for children and youth:
- Masurian Spring – International mini basketball tournament for girls;
- Nenufar CUP International tournament for boys.
Mr. Edward Traskowski m.in.:
- organizes extracurricular sports activities for school children and youth;
It promotes health by promoting sport and physical recreation among children and youth;
-organizes various forms of sports competition.

2nd Category: Athlete of the Year:

The winner was Łukasz Lemieszko – he is a player of the Ełk Kyokushin Karate Club. He started his adventure with Karate 15 years ago. During his sports career, he won medals at provincial and macro-regional championships. In 2010 m.in he took first place in the Canadian Kyokushin Karate Championships in Calgary, first place in the "Mazovia Cup" Tournament in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, second place in the European Youth Championship U22 in Vilnius.
Łukasz Lemieszko, sharing his experience, conducts trainings with children
and youth in the Ełk Kyokushin Karate Club.

The distinction went to Łukasz Makarewicz - He is an Elk citizen and began his sports career in our city. It promotes Ełk through sports activities and fighting in arenas not only in Poland but all over the world. He is the winner of the title of Professional Polish Champion in the full contact category.
President of the "Sport Active" Foundation promoting sport among young people at risk of marginalization and social exclusion. In 2010 m.in he took first place at the Polish K-1 Championships in Ełk in the 91 kg weight category, first place Polish the open Hungarians in the 94 kg weight category.

3rd category: Art Award.

The winner was Rafał Sulima – Choirmaster of the Kontrapunkt choir, a graduate of the Fr. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, branch in Białystok.
In 2010, the Kontrapunkt Choir worked under the direction of Rafał Sulima, which resulted in 16 large concerts. The most important event was the concert in Nettetal on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the local choir, the Bronze Diploma at the IX Feliks Nowowiejski International Festival of Choral Music in Barczewo and the Inaugural Concert of the XXII Musical Evenings of St. Lipitsky in front of tourists from Polish and abroad.
Despite the huge amount of work, he finds time to share his skills and passion with the Elks and leads the Kontrapunkt Choir with artistic effects.

The award went to Michał Olszewski – Born in Ełk journalist, writer, publicist. The merits of Michał Olszewski – a recognized writer of the young generation – for the promotion of Ełk are obvious. He writes about Ełk – called the Short City – in his debut "To Amsterdam". The protagonists of the collection of short stories are close to us because they speak with our voice about important choices in life: love, career, faithfulness to oneself. Olszewski himself calls himself "a writer from Ełk living in Krakow".
As a journalist, he deals mainly with ecological issues in a deliberately biased way. It encourages recycling, limiting the number of plastic bags taken out of stores, defending roadside trees. Recently, "TP" led an action aimed at establishing the Masurian National Park - as a result, the Ministry of the Environment promised to organize a round table for the inhabitants of Masuria, ecologists, fishermen and foresters. He runs a thematic blog devoted to environmental protection in everyday life and more. Recently, his third book, Low-tech, was published, the story of a meeting between a radical ecologist and an architect looking for an idea for life.
4 Category: Ambassador of Elk.
The winner was the Kontrapunkt Choir - It was founded on September 5, 2003. It consists of forty people and is an association of people of good will who love choral music. Kontrapunkt gives a lot of concerts in Ełk and the surrounding area. The most important events in the life of the choir include m.in a concert in the Basilica and the hall of "Ks. Kordecki" at Jasna Góra, where he performed "Polish Mass" by J. Łaś, participation in the International Festival of Sacred Music "Łapskie Te Deum", and concerts in Germany and Poland and with the orchestra Werner Jaeger Gymnasium and Niederrheinchor with Nettetal - partner city of Ełk. The choir also gave concerts in Vilnius, at the invitation of the Union of Poles in Lithuania.
5th Category: Entrepreneur of the Year.
The winner was MG MURBET - is a company that focuses on quality in the field of steel services. The strength of the company is experience, professional staff, customer orientation, expanding the range of products and services offered. The Institute of Economic Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the editors of the monthly Polish Market awarded the MG MURBET certificate in the ranking of Polish enterprises. Stalowe Centrum Serwisowe was awarded the title of the Pearl of the Polish Economy in the Large Pearls category for consistent implementation of the company's policy and strategy and the leading position among the most dynamic and effective enterprises in Poland.
MG MURBET does not forget about the needs of the local community – under the aegis of its brand STEELA PROFIL became a sponsor of MULATKA 2010, the largest, several-day cabaret review in Poland and also donated over 300 Christmas gifts
on the occasion of Christmas to children from the poorest families.
6 Category: An attitude worthy of imitation.
The award went to Bożena Bieleniewicz – she is an employee of the Ełk Cultural Center, for 2 years she has been the president of the Ełk Music Society, within which the Kontrapunkt choir runs its activities. The choir, of which she is an active member, has repeatedly participated in important city ceremonies and represented our city in competitions, festivals, gave concerts in other cities and abroad.
In 2010. Thanks to her commitment, the Kontrapunkt choir acquired a new choirmaster, Mr. Rafał Sulima, an outstanding singer, organist and conductor, winner of many national and international awards.
The overall activity of Bożena Bieleniewicz in 2010 can be described as work for the benefit of the Ełk community and promotion of the city on the national and international arena.
The distinction was awarded to Łukasz Apacki - Łukasz Apacki is a well-known person in Ełk. This is thanks to his extraordinary joy of life and active participation in the life of the city. Mr. Łukasz is a resident of Ełk, without whom it is difficult to imagine cultural, sports and recreational celebrations and events. His trademark is a smile, kindness and willingness to talk to everyone. His active lifestyle and involvement in the life of the city can serve as a worthy role model for all of us.
First place in the VII Regional Table Tennis Tournament, Olecko 2009, prize during the Board Games Show at the Art School in Ełk – November 16, 2010, participant of almost all cultural, sports and recreational events in Ełk. With his optimism and local patriotism, he infects everyone who meets him.

7 Category: Special Prize
The winner was Lucjan Różycki – He is a member of the Polish Beekeeping Association and runs his own apiary. He comes from a family that has been engaged in beekeeping for many generations, passing on traditions and interests in bee breeding. For many years, it has been collecting and storing tools and equipment for bee breeding, as well as hives illustrating the development and diversity of breeding that has changed over the centuries.
For several years, its achievements in the field of the history of beekeeping, collected monuments of the Polish countryside, have been presented and made available to tourists and all willing residents of Ełk, in the beekeeping open-air museum created by them.