2010 Mayor's Awards Nominations
The City of Kingston and His Worship Mayor Harvey Rosen are calling for Nominations for the 2010 Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism and the 2010 First Capital Distinguished Citizen/Honourable Achievement Awards
Nomination deadline for both award programs is Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 4:30 p.m.
MAYOR'S AWARD FOR YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM
Now in it's 12th year, The Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism recognizes individuals aged 14-24 years who demonstrate one or more of the following attributes (amongst others):
- Leadership qualities, challenging themselves and others.
- Care and compassion for members of the community, particularly those with special needs.
- Ability to overcome personal challenges in donating their time to volunteer and assist others.
- Motivating others to achieve and strive for goals.
- Willingness to mentor fellow youth and others.
- Special skills and personally contributes to improving quality of life in the Kingston community.
Winners will be chosen for three different categories: Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12 and Post-secondary up to age 24. All nominees to the 2010 Mayor's Award for Youth Volunteerism will be honoured at the 11th Annual Volunteer Breakfast on July 1, 2010, Canada Day.
FIRST CAPITAL DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN/HONOURABLE ACHIEVEMENT
The 2010 First Capital Distinguished Citizen/Honourable Achievement Awards recognize volunteers of all ages for community contributions in the area of: Culture, Heritage, Recreation, Sports, Health, Education, Health Care, Environment, Safety, Volunteering and Business.
The winners of the First Capital Distinguished Citizen and Honourable Achievement awards will be announced at the City of Kingston's Canada Day celebrations on July 1, 2010.
