Does a volunteer in your community deserve recognition?
A great way to do that is through your municipality.
Each municipal unit in the province will submit names for the Provincial Volunteer Awards on April 18th.
National Volunteer Week is approaching April 23rd – 29th, 2017 and the Province of Nova Scotia is looking for… https://t.co/Padps4WPJZ
— Town of Shelburne (@TownShelburneNS) January 11, 2017
There are three categories, individual, family and youth.
Program Coordinator for the Department of Community Services Andrea Redmond says each municipality will then select one person to receive provincial recognition.
“They are called the Volunteer Representative Awards, but larger municipalities like Halifax and Cape Breton can select more than one.”
The deadline for submissions is February 24th.
Redmond says its important to get your nominations in early.
“I’d say by early to mid February, and hopefully you’ll be catching them in time to include your recommendation.”
It’s a lead-up to National Volunteer Week from April 23rd-29th.
During that week, most municipalities hold volunteer awards of their own.
