On Wednesday, Sept. 18th, Heather Rankin will perform at the 50th Provincial Volunteer Awards. Everyone is invited to attend this event that celebrates a half century of volunteer excellence in Nova Scotia.
You won’t want to miss it!
Tickets can be purchased from the Rath Eastlink Community Centre website.
Here is the full list of volunteer award recipients - 2024 Provincial Volunteer Awards Program
The event is also being live streamed here
Representative (individual) Volunteer Award
Every municipality and First Nations community in Nova Scotia selects one or more representative volunteer to receive the provincial award. Contact your municipality or First Nations community for details on applications and nominations.
Specialty Awards
A citizens' selection committee chooses the specialty award winners from the nominations received.
Youth Volunteer Award
A citizens' selection committee chooses the specialty award winners from the nominations received.
Nominees for the Provincial Youth Volunteer Award must:
- be a volunteer aged 13 to 24
- have made a significant contribution to a range of causes, for at least 2 years
- be willing to be nominated
- have not previously received this award
Family Volunteer Award
Nominees for the Family Volunteer Award must:
- have demonstrated volunteer leadership and consistent caring for their community for at least 5 years
- be a family of 2 or more people (not a couple), living in the same community
- be willing to be nominated
- have not previously received this award
Nova Scotia Strong Award
The Nova Scotia Strong Award recognizes an individual or group who come together to demonstrate resiliency in community during a time or event when people faced tragedy and struggle. Recipients will show that strength comes from community and the deep level of caring Nova Scotians have for one another.
Nominees for the Nova Scotia Strong Award can be individuals, groups or organizations. They must be residents of Nova Scotia, and willing to be nominated.
Applicants can nominate themselves, or someone else can nominate them.
Did you know?
More than 410,000 Nova Scotians volunteer, contributing an average of 192 hours per year. That’s almost 79 million hours of volunteering!