Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Celebrate an extraordinary volunteer or service program by nominating them for one of the 2011 Utah State Volunteer Service Awards

WHO WILL YOU NOMINATE?
Deadline to submit is Monday, February 7th, 2011
 Salt Lake City – Utahns across the state give selflessly of themselves to help improve the lives of others. They perform their good deeds largely unnoticed, without compensation and without any expectation of reward or commendation. The Utah State Volunteer Service Awards celebrate the extraordinary volunteer efforts of Utahns across the state at the Lieutenant Governor’s Volunteer Recognition and Awards Banquet held as part of the Utah Conference on Service April 19, 2011 hosted by the Utah Commission on Volunteers.
 
 “Utah has a long and proud tradition of volunteer service,” Lt. Governor Bell said. “Now more than ever, volunteers are renewing their commitment to helping others and making new connections that bring us closer together as families, neighbors, communities and as a state.”
 
Lieutenant Governor Bell and the Utah Commission on Volunteers are currently seeking nominations in multiple categories through February 7th and encourage you to nominate one or more groups or individuals for these awards.
 
Award categories include: Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Lieutenant Governor’s Civic Volunteer of the Year Award, Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year Award, Nonprofit Volunteer Program of the Year Award, Volunteer Administrator of the Year, Senior Volunteer of the Year, Youth Service Award, Community Preparedness Award, and Utah AmeriCorps Member/VISTA of the Year Award.
“The amount of time and talent that volunteers give to our state is staggering,” said Shar Lewis, Executive Director of the Utah Commission of Volunteers.  “Now is the time to recognize these extraordinary efforts by nominating yourself, your friends, your company or your community organization for one of these awards today.”
Award nomination forms are available at www.volunteers.utah.gov.
The mission of the Utah Commission on Volunteers, an office of the Lieutenant Governor, is to improve communities through service and volunteering. For more information on the Utah Commission on Volunteers, and various volunteering opportunities across the state, log onto www.volunteers.utah.gov.