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awards

Can you help find the pick of the bunch?

Volunteers in Bloom

Volunteering opportunities are blooming in the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames with over 2,000 people last year alone registering for placements from befriending to bat monitoring. The difficult task of finding the pick of the bunch for this year’s RCVS Community Awards is underway. This is your opportunity to nominate that very special person, be it a friend, relative or colleague, or an outstanding organisation, which gives time to help others and has contributed in helping our community blossom.

Richmond CVS (RCVS) is very proud to be announcing the 8th annual awards ceremony, one that recognises the invaluable contribution of so many selfless individuals across the Borough. These people really make a difference to so many organisations, which, in some instances, simply could not survive without their help. By nominating someone today you will help us find this year’s blooming marvellous volunteers and demonstrate your appreciation of their outstanding service to the community. The prize-winning ceremony will take place this autumn in the beautiful setting of Kew Gardens, our generous hosts for this year’s event. All volunteers who have been nominated for one of the 10 awards will be invited to receive a certificate of achievement at the ceremony in recognition of their contribution.

Volunteers in Bloom

The Awards Young Citizen Award for an inspirational young volunteer, aged 25 or under, with amazing dedication, who has made a signifi cant contribution to a local organisation or community.

Health Improvement Award for a volunteer or organisation that has improved the mental or physical health of the community or group of people.

Good Citizen Award for someone who has dramatically improved the quality of life for local people or created strong community feeling.

Good Governance Award for excellent performance by an individual trustee whose contribution has been significant, innovative and/or inspiring.

Employee Volunteer Award for an employed person sharing professional expertise in the community in their spare time e.g. legal, PR, financial.

Diversity Award for a volunteer or organisation that has encouraged respect & involvement of people of different cultures and/or abilities.

IT Award for a volunteer or organisation who has used IT to benefit the community, e.g. developing web design or improving service delivery.

Good Practice Award for an organisation with a strong commitment to volunteer involvement, support, training and recognition of volunteer’s contribution.

Green Volunteer Award for a volunteer and organisation that has been dedicated to the local environment, inspiring others and leading to an improvement in their local area e.g. tidying public land, recycling, planting.

Lifetime Achievement Award for a truly inspirational person who has dedicated much of their life to helping a cause. They will have made a real difference to their chosen organisation (s) community.

community 2008

awards

How to nominate

Simply complete the word document which you can find at: www.richmondcvs.org.uk/awards08.html and send by email. Please tell us as much as you can about the volunteer who gets your vote to be a 2008 winner. If you prefer to send a nomination by post or require any additional information please contact: Michelle Jayman, Richmond CVS, 1 Princes Street, Richmond. Telephone: 020 8255 8163 or email: michellej@richmondcvs.org.uk

All nominations should be received by 5pm on Friday 5 September 2008.

The Ceremony will take place on the evening of Tuesday 11 November in the Jodrell Building, Kew Gardens. Winners will be asked to take part in publicity.

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