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GSA Nomination Deadline is Only One Month Away!

Each year, West Virginia’s volunteers quietly perform amazing things all around us every day. One of the Commission’s purposes is to showcase outstanding examples of community leadership as role models so the public will appreciate the value of service for themselves and their communities.

Volunteer West Virginia’s annual Governor’s Service Awards are the premiere way these volunteers are showcased. Each year at the state volunteer conference, Faces of Leadership, West Virginians with exemplary dedication to service and volunteerism are celebrated at a banquet where they are given an award from the Governor.

To nominate an outstanding individual, family, organization or business that displays enduring commitment for the betterment of the Mountain State through volunteerism, please download the nomination form and instructions.

www.volunteerwv.org/nd/assets/downloads/GSA/2012/2012GSANominationPacket.pdf

 

AmeriCorps Week! March 10-18, 2012

This is AmeriCorps Week! What is your organization doing? Tell us here!

The theme this year, AmeriCorps Works, communicates the value and effectiveness of AmeriCorps while providing flexibility to be used in many different contexts. It provides an overarching framework to communicate AmeriCorps triple bottom line return on investment — for the recipients of service, the people who serve, and the larger community and nation.Everyday across the nation AmeriCorps members are tackling America’s toughest problems in:

• Disaster Services
• Economic Opportunity
• Education
• Environmental Stewardship
• Healthy Futures
• Veterans and Military Families

To show how AmeriCorps works in your community you can:

• Host a roundtable for influential people in the community.
• Bestow community influentials with the title of Honorary AmeriCorps Member for a Day.
• Speak to a community group.
• Host an open house.
• Organize a community recognition or appreciation event.
• Create a short-term service project and register it here!
• Document your impact.

 

 

Faces of Leadership Conference Seeks Workshops

The 2012 Faces of Leadership conference will be held August 7-9 at the Charleston Civic Center.  The conference planning committee is currently looking for high-quality, informative and interactive workshop presentations.

 

The deadline for applications is February 29.

 

www.volunteerwv.org/nd/assets/downloads/FOLCallforPresenters12.pdf

Two West Virginia Youth Tops in 17th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Emily Brown of Elkview and Katherine Deem of Leon have been selected as West Virginia’s top youth volunteers for 2012 in the 17^th annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.  This is an extraordinary honor. More than 26,000 young people across the country were considered for state level recognition in this year’s program.  Yay for young West Virginia!

 

www.bradenton.com/2012/02/07/3853029/west-virginias-top-two-youth-volunteers.html

 

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