Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Governor's Award for Volunteer Service | COUNTY OF CLEVELAND: (https://www.clevelandcounty.com)
Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Governor's Award for Volunteer Service | COUNTY OF CLEVELAND: (https://www.clevelandcounty.com)
County of Cleveland issued the following announcement on Jan. 20.
The Governor's Volunteer Service Award honors the true spirit of volunteerism by recognizing individuals, groups, and businesses that make a significant contribution to their community through volunteer service.
Cleveland County is Accepting local nominations for the 2023 Governor's Volunteer Service Awards through February 8, 2023.
Any person, group, or entity from the public, non-profit and private sectors may be nominated for an award. Categories for the type of nominee include individual, group/team, national service, and director of volunteers.
Nominees can come from numerous areas of service including those who volunteer for veteran/military, youth, seniors, historically underserved populations, disaster, animals, cultural, environmental, health and human services, lifetime achievement, and other.
The top 10 Cleveland County volunteer nominations received will be submitted for the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award.
County recommendations are reviewed by the Commission and awards are given out in the counties.
All Cleveland County nominations should be submitted to Cleveland County award coordinator Phyllis Nowlen, using the form found here https://www.nc.gov/media/363/download?attachment
Return the completed nomination form to Phyllis Nowlen, Clerk to the Board, at Cleveland County by mail, fax, or email:
Mail: Phyllis Nowlen, Attn: Volunteer Awards, 311 East Marion Street, Room 233, Shelby, NC 28150
FAX: 704-484-4930
Email: phyllis.nowlen@clevelandcountync.gov
The deadline to return nomination forms is February 8, 2023.
More information on the 2023 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award can be found on the NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service website at https://www.nc.gov/working/volunteer-opportunities/governors-volunteer-awards
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Nominations will also be considered for the Governor’s Medallion Award for volunteer service.
The Governor's Medallion Award for Volunteer Service was implemented in 2006 to recognize the state’s top 20-25 volunteers. Medallion recipients are nominated at the county level by the county award coordinator. Only one Medallion nomination is permitted per county. A statewide panel reviews and evaluates all these nominations to determine the award recipients.
Medallion Award recipients are honored at an annual recognition ceremony.
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