How to Nominate

To nominate your unsung hero, please fill out and return the official 2010 Community Impact Awards Nomination Form (Click Here for a PDF)

Choose only one of the following categories:

  • Education: Honoring those who inspire a love of learning with innovative opportunities and productive environments that improve academic performances for students of all backgrounds and abilities.

  • Environment: Recognizing those whose vision and tireless efforts maintain and improve a healthy environment for all.

  • Public Safety: Recognizing those whose efforts raise community awareness about safety issues, help protect the public or whose individual acts of heroism save lives.

  • Regionalism: Honoring those who exemplify a commitment to our region through cooperative or collaborative projects.

  • Social Justice: Honoring those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, courage and commitment to promoting social justice issues such as diversity, equity and human rights.

Along with the nomination form, please include up to two pages (double spaced) answering the following questions:

               - What makes the nominee’s work unique, innovative or otherwise worthy of recognition?
               - How has the community changed because of the nominee’s efforts?

Up to five pieces of substantiating material, including letters of support, may be included. DVDs, CDs, videos and other electronic materials should not be submitted and will not be considered as part of the nomination.

Deadline for nominations is 5 pm February 1, 2010.

Please mail, fax or e-mail the completed form to:

WHRO Community Impact Awards
5200 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23508
FAX: (757) 451-6846
Email: Jan.Johnson@whro.org

All nomination forms will be reviewed by a panel of judges associated with WHRO and the Community Impact Awards committee. Winners will be notified after March 1, 2010.

Questions? Contact Jan Johnson, WHRO Donor Relations Manager, at (757) 889.9358.

Thank you for your nomination(s), and we hope you can join us at the May 19, 2010, WHRO 2nd Annual Community Impact Awards ceremony honoring our regions unsung heroes!