The Michigan Community Service Commission announced that nominations are being sought for the annual Governor’s Service Awards. The awards are given to individuals, organizations, and businesses to acknowledge their commitment to serving their communities through volunteerism.

The online application is available at www.michigan.gov/governorsserviceawards. Nominations must be submitted by January 15, 2019.

The awards are presented in ten categories:

• Governor George Romney Lifetime Achievement Award: honors an individual who has shown a lifelong commitment to community involvement and volunteerism.
• Lifetime Humanitarian Award: honors individuals or families that have demonstrated a lifetime of outstanding civic and charitable responsibility to a community or organization.
• Senior Volunteer of the Year Award: honors individuals age 65 and older who have taken action to make their community a better place to live through service.
• Volunteer of the Year Award: honors an individual who strives to improve the lives of neighbors, friends, community or congregation through volunteerism.
• Youth Volunteer of the Year Award: honors individuals who are age 25 or younger who have already begun making a significant difference in their community through service.
• Mentor of the Year Award: honors an individual who provides youth with the confidence and assets to be successful.
• Outstanding Volunteer Organization Award: honors service clubs, nonprofit, faith-based, veteran, disaster preparedness and other organizations that make a demonstrated difference in their community.
• Education Service Leader Award: honors schools, colleges, universities and other organizations that support youth making a difference in their communities.
• Outstanding National Service Program Award: honors organizations that provide a high-quality national service program that yields a significant impact in a Michigan community.
• Corporate and Small Business Community Leader Award: honors corporations and businesses that excel in community involvement and demonstrate excellent corporate citizenship by giving back to their community in a variety of ways.

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