It's Award Season: Deadline for Nominations is May 15

1.  The Outstanding Volunteer Administratorwill be recognized for a number of qualities including their effective use of leadership skills, creative utilization of people, resources and opportunities, a strong sense of professional ethics, and an ability to mentor youth and/or peers.

2.  The Innovative Program Award honors the outstanding achievements of a local government program in their creation and implementation of a program/service, which utilizes volunteers to creatively serve both their local government and their community.

3.  New Volunteer Administrator Award will be given to someone who has been in their position serving local government for three years or less.

The awards will be presented in Chicago at the National Conference on Volunteering & Service.  Winners will receive a plaque and a one-year membership in NAVPLG for the coming year, along with the satisfaction of recognition by his or her peers.  Winners do not need to be present to win.  Self-nominations will be accepted and membership in NAVPLG is not required.  The dealine for nominations is May 15, 2012.  Nominations may be made online at www.NAVPLG.org .