Now in their fourth year, the Oscars aim to celebrate the many unsung heroes and heroines in our community – those people who do so much to help others, and give their time freely as volunteers to so many good causes.

They are organised by former Mayor of Harrogate County Councillor John Fox, by Ackrill Media Group and by the Harrogate and Ripon Councils for Voluntary Service.

We are seeking nominations from all sectors of the community, and from all areas in the Harrogate district, including Ripon, Nidderdale, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge and Masham.

To nominate a candidate for a Volunteer Oscar, simply click here then click on one, or several, of the categories on the following page.

All the nominated people will be invited to the Harrogate and District Volunteering Oscars Awards evening at The Old Swan Hotel in Harrogate on November 4th 2011.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS IS MONDAY OCTOBER 17TH AT NOON

Nominations are required for the following categories:

Young Volunteer of the Year  -   for any volunteer under 25 years of age,

Care Volunteer of the Year  -  for any volunteer that has worked with and  
contributed towards a care based activity,

Community Volunteer of the Year  -  for any volunteer that has worked with and contributed towards a community based activity.

Environment Volunteer of the Year  -  for any volunteer that has worked with and contributed towards an environmentally based activity,

Sports Volunteer  -  for any volunteer that has worked with and contributed towards a sports based activity,

Ackrill Media Group Unsung Heroes
One Award will be given to any volunteer that has gone the extra mile in each of the four areas:

Harrogate - sponsored by Harrogate Advertiser                 
Knaresborough - sponsored by Knaresborough Post
Ripon & Boroughbridge - sponsored by Ripon Gazette & Boroughbridge Herald
Nidderdale - sponsored by Nidderdale Herald

New Volunteer of the Year  -  for any person who has started volunteering within the last 12 months,

Trustee of the Year’ Award - for the Trustee who demonstrates exceptionally sound decision making, and has provided ongoing support which allowed the charity to most effectively achieve its objectives within the last year,

Organisation of the Year  -  for the organisation that has demonstrated best practice in Volunteer Management,

Corporate Engagement Award  -  for any business or team who have taken part in a volunteering initiative over the past 12 months,

Volunteer of the Year  -  for the volunteer that has given an extraordinary contribution to an organisation, its service users and fellow volunteers.  This volunteer has gone those extra few miles,

Lifetime Volunteer  -  for the volunteer that has given an extraordinary contribution to the organisation, its service users and fellow volunteers over a significant length of time. Unlike the other Awards, this recognises the contribution across a number of years rather than just the last 12 months,

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