| 56th Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon Approaches! | | Print | |
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Volunteers make our community a better place to live, and some of them will be recognized during National Volunteer Week in late April. Now, there's a chance to nominate someone you know who gives their time to help others.
Special categories include "Volunteer of the Year" and "Volunteen of the Year"; these awards recognize exemplary individuals who have provided outstanding volunteer service during the past year. The "Spirit of Volunteerism" award is presented to a corporation or company that has shown exemplary support for volunteerism through its community-service participation. The prestigious "Leota G. Norton Award" recognizes a volunteer whose service involved planning or organizing a significant special project during the 2010 calendar year. The new "Harry C. Voss Leadership Award" will honor a local resident who has adopted volunteerism as a way of life. Finally, the "Making It Happen" award is presented to a group or organization that impacted the entire community through its organization and mobilization of volunteer resources. Other categories include:
Award Categories - NOW CLOSED Nominations are now closed for the 56th Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon, hosted by United Way of the Midlands. All award entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday, March 4, 2011. However, request forms for Certificates of Appreciation and the invitation list for the 56th Annual Volunteer Recognition can be sumitted until March 18th. Individuals, families, groups or corporations that were actively engaged in providing volunteer service during 2010 in Sarpy, Douglas, Pottawattamie and Mills counties are eligible for nomination. The nominees must have provided direct service or been responsible for planning, organizing or supervising other volunteers. Friday, March 4, 2011 Friday, March 18, 2011 Wednesday, April 13, 2011
FORMS All volunteer nominations must be submitted on an official form and can be accessed electronically at the links below. You may also download a hard copy below or, you may call (402) 522-7931 to request one. (Interested organizations can also request Certificates of Appreciation for their volunteers, as well as formal invitations to the annual awards luncheon; these forms are also available online and in hard copy. The deadline for both of these requests is Friday, March 18, 2011.) Volunteer Nomination Form (Electronic) Volunteer Nomination Form (Download) Invitation Request Form (Electronic) Invitation Request Form (Download) Request certificates for volunteers who are not nominated (Download)
All mailed award nominations must be postmarked by midnight, Friday, March 4, 2011 and sent to: 2011 Outstanding Volunteer Awards
ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES Individuals, groups or corporations may be nominated if they were actively engaged in providing volunteer service during 2010, in either Sarpy or Douglas Counties in Nebraska or Pottawattamie County in Iowa. Nominees must have provided direct service or been responsible for planning, organizing or supervising other volunteers. If an individual or group has been a finalist in a category, they cannot be a nominee in that category again. However, they may be nominated in other categories if they volunteered during 2010. Incomplete entries are ineligible. SELECTION PROCESS The United Way of the Midlands’ staff, in accordance with strict standards of confidentiality, will review entries submitted to ensure that all pertinent information has been provided and the nomination form is properly completed. Entries that meet eligibility requirements will be forwarded to the Selection Committee. A five-member Volunteer Selection Committee that is familiar with the philosophy and tradition of volunteerism, and is representative of the United Way of the Midlands’ service area, will select winners. Selection Committee members have no affiliation with United Way of the Midlands. NOMINATING PROCEDURES Any agency, organization or individual may submit as many nominations as desired in any of the categories. United Way of the Midlands celebrates 88 years of service in 2011 by mobilizing the caring power of people who live and work in Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie Counties. |
