The Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau is now seeking nominations for the Volunteer of the Year Award, which honours extraordinary contributions made within the last twelve months by an individual resident, and the Corporate Volunteer of the Year Award, which recognizes a company that has made a significant impact on a non-profit organization.

For both awards the contributions for which they are being nominated must have occurred between December 2017 and October 2018. These could be a single project that had made a significant impact on the operations of a non-profit; and/or continuous long term dedication to an organization generally indicated by more than 100 hours of volunteering for an individual in the timeframe or a significant number of man-hours combined with a high percentage of employee involvement, and having a volunteer policy in place in the case of a corporate nominee. The overall community benefit of their contribution demonstrates an ongoing commitment to volunteerism, the organization(s) and the broader community.

“We want to recognize the impact of the shorter term volunteers,” says Carol-Anne Pasemko, Executive Director of the Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau, “there are other awards for recognition of a lifetime of involvement, but many volunteers appear out of nowhere and make a contribution that significantly benefits their chosen organizations. Those are the people and companies that we want to recognize with these awards.”

If you have a volunteer or a company that made a significant difference to your organization in the last year, we want your nominations!
The deadline for nominations is Monday, October 29th, 2018.

Nomination packages are available to print on our website www.volunteergrandeprairie.com by clicking on the “Nominations Button” on our homepage, or contact the Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau at 780-538-2727 to request a copy by email, fax or mail.

The Awards will be presented during the International Volunteer Day Celebration Breakfast held on December 5th, 2018.

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Information provided by the Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau.