Nominations Deadline Approaches for the 2003 Awards for Excellence In Workplace Volunteer Programs
28 October 2003 - 7:22AM
PR Newswire (US)
Nominations Deadline Approaches for the 2003 Awards for Excellence
In Workplace Volunteer Programs International Award Presented by
the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National
Network WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The deadline for the
2003 Awards for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs is
November 21, 2003. Nomination forms are available by visiting
http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/nominate.cfm. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020822/DCTH008LOGO )
Presented by the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center
National Network, the Awards were established to recognize
businesses of all sizes and from all industries that meet the
Principles of Excellence for Workplace Volunteering -- standards
for effective and sustainable workplace volunteer programs: *
Acknowledge that the workplace's employee volunteer efforts
contribute to the achievement of its business goals. * Commit to
establish, support and promote an employee volunteer program that
encourages the involvement of every employee, and manage the
employee volunteer program like any other business function. *
Target workplace volunteering at serious social problems in the
community. Any small, medium, large or international business that
has an established company-supported employee/retiree volunteer
program directed toward addressing community social issues is
eligible. Companies with a recently established employee volunteer
program are strongly encouraged to apply for the "fast-start"
category, to be awarded for the first-time at the 2003 Awards
program. This new category will recognize workplace volunteer
programs in operation three years or less. In addition, past
recipients of the Awards are now eligible to apply if five years or
more have expired since receipt of the award. For the first time,
the awards will be presented to the CEOs of the award- winning
companies at a plenary session at the National Conference on
Community Volunteering and National Service June 6-8 in Kansas
City, Missouri. The awards presentation is scheduled for mid-day
June 7, 2004. The National Conference, convened by the Corporation
for National and Community Service and the Points of Light
Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, is a premier
training and networking event that annually attracts 3,000 leaders
from the nonprofit, business, government and national service, and
education fields. The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer
Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of
volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in
thousands of communities. Through a variety of programs and
services, the Foundation encourages people from all walks of life
-- corporations, faith-based organizations, low-income communities,
families, youth, and older adults -- to volunteer. By calling or
visiting 1-800-VOLUNTEER.org interested persons can get connected
to volunteer opportunities within their communities.
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& Volunteer Center National Network CONTACT: Kimberli Meadows
of the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National
Network, +1-202-729-3238 or Web site: http://www.pointsoflight.org/
http://1-800-volunteer.org/
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