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Media Release Release Date: May 31, 2002 Rosann Doran
City and County of Broomfield Public
Information Office
One DesCombes Drive
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Broomfield,
CO 80020 · (303) 438-6308
Contacts:
Public Information Officer
303.438.6308
Broomfield seeks Colorado Cares nominees
to recognize volunteer service
Broomfield will join other jurisdictions in the state by participating in the annual Colorado Cares Volunteer Service Awards program established by Gov. Bill Owens. Nominations for outstanding volunteers to be honored with the 2002 awards are currently being accepted. Deadline for local nominations is Friday, June 21 at 5:00 p.m. Nomination packets should be received by that time.
Each county in Colorado has been asked to select and honor outstanding volunteers and to submit the names of the top award winners from selected categories to the Governor for consideration for statewide awards. Volunteers who are making a difference in their schools, senior centers, neighborhoods and churches will be honored for the local and statewide awards. Anyone can nominate an individual or group for recognition.
A reception honoring Broomfield’s top volunteers will be held in July. Statewide honorees will be recognized in August.
The Colorado Cares Volunteer Service Awards have been established to honor individuals and groups for their outstanding service, leadership and civic involvement. Categories are: Children/Youth, Seniors, Health, Community Pride, Education, Good Samaritan, Centennial Award, Environment, Rising Stars and "other" where nominators can create a new, relevant category title.
Winners will be chosen based on five criteria: achievement – what the nominee accomplished through volunteer service; community need – how, through volunteer service, the
nominee achieved an unmet need; innovation – how the nominee used an innovative or exemplary approach in performing volunteer service; mobilization – how the nominee mobilized other volunteers or generated increased resources; and ongoing involvement – how the nominee’s commitment was hands-on and sustained, rather than a one time activity.
Information and nomination forms have been distributed to schools, churches and service clubs in Broomfield. The information is also available at the Community Assistance Center in the Broomfield Municipal Center, 1 DesCombes Drive and at the Health and Human Services Department, #6 Garden Center. Completed nomination packets may be delivered to either location during regular business hours by June 21.
They can also be mailed to: "Colorado Cares," 1 DesCombes Dr., Broomfield, CO 80020 to arrive by 5:00 p.m. on June 21. For more information, contact Gladys Johnson, chair of the Broomfield Colorado Cares Committee, at 720.887.2240, or the Community Assistance Center at 303.438.6390.