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AGS Volunteer Nominations

Nominate Your Favorite Volunteer for an AGS Volunteer Award!  The contribution of volunteers to older Arkansans is phenomenal.  This is an opportunity to recognize that exceptional volunteer. There are six categories of volunteers.  Number of volunteer hours and significance of service to elderly people are determining factors in most categories.

Categories are:

  • Sister Pierre Vorster Award
  • Oldest Volunteer
  • Freshman (formerlyYoungest) Volunteer
  • Innovative Volunteer or Group
  • Intergenerational Volunteer or Group
  • Outstanding Volunteer Group 

AGS Volunteer Award Criteria

AGS Sister Pierre Vorster Award Qualifications: Actively involved in providing outstanding volunteer services to individuals who are 65 or older; nominee must be 18 years or older; submission of application on candidate’s behalf to the Selection & Scholarship committee.  Sister Pierre Vorster Award will be presented to selected individual along with a monetary contribution to the recipient’s favorite charity.   
AGS Oldest Volunteer Qualifications: Actively involved in providing volunteer services to individuals who are 65 or older; nominee must be 75 years or older; submission of application on candidate’s behalf to the Selection & Scholarship committee.  
AGS Freshman Volunteer Qualifications: Actively involved in providing volunteer services to individuals who are 65 or older; nominee must be 18 years or under; submission of application on candidate’s behalf to the Selection & Scholarship committee.  
AGS Innovative Volunteer or Group Award Qualifications: Actively involved in providing volunteer services to individuals who are 65 or older; nominee must be 18 years or older; individual or group must submit or demonstrate a unique or new service to older persons; submission of application on candidate’s behalf to the Selection & Scholarship committee.  
AGS Intergenerational Volunteer or Group Qualifications: Actively involved in providing volunteer services to individuals who exemplify interdependence of different generations (senior nominees to youth / youth nominees to seniors); submission of application on candidate’s behalf to the Selection and Scholarship committee. 
AGS Outstanding Volunteer Group Award Qualifications:  Actively involved in providing volunteer services to individuals who are 65 or older; includes all ages; submission of application on candidate’s behalf to the Selection and Scholarship committee.  
Award Selection Process:  Upon approval of applications, the candidates will be reviewed by the AGS Selection & Scholarship committee. The Selection & Scholarship committee will submit selected recipients to the Arkansas Gerontological Society Board for final approval vote. The AGS Volunteer Awards will be presented to the selected individuals/groups at the 2010 Aging Conference. 

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AGS Volunteer Nomination Form

Former recipients may not be nominated.  When completing the form, only hours of service provided in 2009 to mature Arkansans should be reported in question 6; years of service in question 7. Supporting evidence of the nominee’s activities such as awards, newspaper articles, etc., will receive extra weight in judging. Do not send letters of endorsement.  Incomplete nominee forms will be excluded from consideration.

 

The recipients of the awards will be announced at the 30th Annual Arkansas Aging Conference during the awards luncheon on Thursday, October 28, 2010.

 

Deadline for submitting a nomination is September 15, 2010. Nominations may be faxed ATTN: Carol at 501-552-4400 or mailed to Arkansas Gerontological Society, PO Box 2371, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-2371.

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