Recreation Nova Scotia promotes volunteerism by encouraging Nova Scotian communities to conduct Volunteer Week activities and by emphasizing the recognition of volunteers through:
- Increasing awareness of volunteers and volunteer programs.
- Recognizing and thanking those who volunteer.
- Encouraging more people to volunteer.
- Making available volunteer recognition resources to schools, health-related, organizations and institutions, non-profit groups and agencies, and municipalities in order that volunteer contributions are recognized and appreciated.
- Encouraging all non-profit, volunteer organizations to honour all their volunteers, during Volunteer Week and throughout the year.
- Encouraging incorporated municipalities to designate an individual who will represent all volunteers in the community for recognition on Volunteer Awards Day.
- Recognizing one youth as Volunteer Youth of the Year.
- Recognizing a Model Volunteer Community of the Year.
- Recognizing businesses for their contribution to the voluntary sector with the Volunteer Corporate of the Year and the Volunteer Small Business of the Year.
- Recognize a family with the Volunteer Family of the Year Award.
38th Annual Provincial Volunteer Awards Ceremony - April 2nd, 2012
The 38th Annual Provincial Volunteer Awards Ceremony and Luncheon will be held Monday, April 2nd at the Westin Hotel, Halifax. The Ceremony takes place from 11:30 am to 3:30 p.m. More than 70 volunteers will be honored for the tremendous contributions they have made to their communities and to the province.
Approximately 70 volunteer representative awards will be presented along with four specialty awards.
Congratulations to the 2012 Provincial Volunteer Award Recipients
Download listing of 2012 Award recipients
Download PVA Booklet with recipients' citations
Awards Presented
Representative Volunteer Award
This award is given to volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution in their community. Municipalities, towns and villages select one volunteer who will come forward on behalf of all the volunteers in their area to be recognized. This award is bestowed only once to an individual.
To submit a nomination for this award, please get in touch with the Community Conntact.
Download 2012 Community Contact List
The Representative Volunteer Award Community Contacts are to submit their nominations online
Important
Representative Volunteer Submission Forms must be prepared by the Municipality/Town/Village. Representative Community Groups or Individuals interested in nominating a person for this recognition must contact the Municipality/Town/Village representative for information on the selection process at the local level.
See 2011 Community Contact list above.
HRM (Halifax Regional Municipality) Nomination Deadline
If you have a volunteer you would like to nominated go to www.halifax.ca/Volunteer/index.html for more information and nomination forms.
Deadline for HRM nominations is Friday, December 9, 2011
Model Volunteer Community Award
Recognizes a community that has shown ongoing support for volunteers who have worked together as a community on a project or projects to enhance the lives of its residents, and managed, through the support of volunteers, to make their community a better place in which to live. This award is bestowed only once to a community
Download 2012 Model Volunteer Community Nomination Form
Download Scoring Scale for Model Volunteer Community Award
Download French 2012 Model Volunteer Community Nomination Form
Youth Volunteer of the Year
Recognizes a youth aged 13 - 24 who has made a significant contribution as a volunteer.
Download 2012 Youth Volunteer Nomination Form
Download Scoring Scale for Youth Volunteer Award
Download French 2012 Youth Volunteer Nomination Form
Register Online
The Volunteer Youth Award can now be completed online.
Corporate and Small Business Volunteer Award
Recognizes a Private and Public Sector corporation that has made significant contributions through support and encouragement of employee volunteerism.
Download 2012 Corporate and Small Business Volunteer Nomination Form
Download Scoring Scale for Corporate and Small Business Volunteer Award
Download French 2012 Corporate and Small Business Volunteer Nomination Form
Volunteer Family Award
Non-profit organizations, community groups, businesses, individuals and municipalities may nominate a family in Nova Scotia that have made outstanding contributions as volunteers. The recipient will be a family (any combination of two or more persons what are bound together over time, living in the same community) who has demonstrated outstanding and consistent caring for the improvement of the community around them.
Download 2012 Family Volunteer Nomination Form
Download Scoring Scale for Family Volunteer Award
Download French 2012 Family Volunteer Nomination Form
Volunteer Week Proclamation
Download 2012 Volunteer Week Proclamation Template
Volunteer Recognition Items and Gifts
We are pleased to make available a wide selection of attractive products to recognize the contributions and achievements of your volunteers. Recognition items are valuable in promoting your organization's volunteer activities and programs. They are an excellent way of celebrating and paying tribute to your volunteers throughout the year during Provincial Volunteer Week.
For more information, Download Volunteer Merchandise Order Form
Past Recipients
The past work of the countless volunteers who have been acknowledged will never be forgotten. To view past recipients of volunteer awards,
Download Past Volunteer Representative Recipients
Download Past Model Volunteer Community Award Winners
Download Past Family Volunteer Award Winners
Download Past Corporate Volunteer Award Winners
Download Past Small Business Volunteer Award Winners
Download Past Youth Volunteer Award Winners
Please note: These files are in PDF format and require the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view. If you do not have the Reader, you can download the program free of charge.
