The Manager of Communications for Volunteer Manitoba Dawn Bourbonnais says all of their awards are open to everyone in Manitoba except the Winnipeg Award. She notes changes in two of the awards explaining the Lieutenant Governor has eliminated the Vice-Regal Award but she’s still giving out Community Awards to three deserving individuals and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has also changed their award this year so after Monday you’ll see a new award for them. She says they’re fairly excited about that one because it’s a Community Change Maker Award so any group of people in the community who have affected change, created a project, helped out their neighbor or done something that really benefited the entire community is eligible for that award.
Some of the other awards include the Premier’s Volunteer Service Award, the Association of Manitoba Municipalities Community Leadership Award and the William Norrie Arts and Culture Volunteer Award. Nominations close on May 30th. To nominate a volunteer or for more information on all of the awards go to their website www.volunteermanitoba.ca/awards.
