# Volunteer awards campaign launched

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/05/25/volunteer-awards-campaign-launched/
- Published: 2005-05-25T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A poster campaign has been launched to encourage members of the public to propose
volunteers who they feel deserve a Year of the Volunteer medal.
The ‘Who will you
nominate?’ campaign will urge people to think about someone they know who gives 
their time for free. Nominees could win one of 2005 medals produced for the Year
of the Volunteer Awards.

CSV’s Jason Tanner, spokesman for the Year of the Volunteer, said that the awards
gave everyone a chance to recognise a volunteer they know – and to say ‘thank you’.

The posters, which will be distributed to libraries, hospitals, town halls and other
public buildings, feature three images of volunteer models and accompanying statistics:

## Advertisement

 * 4.8 million people give their time freely to help everyone enjoy sport
 * 5 million over-50s volunteer, including running homework clubs and helping with
   IT skills
 * 2 million people give their time freely to improve and protect the environment

Nominations forms can be accessed online and must be submitted by 18 July 2005. 
Volunteers can be nominated in five categories: Commitment, Impact, Inspiration,
Innovation and Partnership.

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