From press release:
Asheville – Buncombe County nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award.
The awards program, created by the Office of the Governor in 1979, recognizes North Carolina’s most dedicated volunteers. Through the years, the award has been bestowed on thousands of North Carolinians who have shown concern and compassion for their neighbors by volunteering in their local community.
Each county selects up to ten individuals, businesses, groups/teams and one paid Director of Volunteers to be recognized for their outstanding contributions to their communities. One of the nominees will be nominated for the Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service, which is awarded to the top 20 volunteers in the state. The Hands On Advisory Committee will evaluate the nominations.
Buncombe County nomination forms are available online at the Hands On Asheville-Buncombe website: http://www.handsonasheville.org/GovernorsAward
Please return the completed forms to:
Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, c/o Michelle Bennett
· Email: michelle.bennett@unitedwayabc.org
· Fax: 828-255-0696
· Mail: 50 South French Broad Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
Nominations will be accepted no later than 5:00 pm on October 31, 2014.
About Hands On Asheville-Buncombe
Hands On is the volunteer center of United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County, and is the perfect matchmaking service for doing good. Hands On engages groups in volunteer projects, manages quick impact projects that engage individuals and benefit partner agencies, organizes large scale days of service, manages a professional development program for people who work with volunteers, and operates a web site that is a clearinghouse for community involvement and change. Hands On is the county coordinator for the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards program.
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