Lancashire's Big Thank You – 11 June 2014 – County Hall, Preston
Do you know anyone who has made a positive contribution to their community?
Would you like to say a big thank you to them? If yes why not nominate them for an award.
Lancashire's Big Thank You event is being hosted by Volunteer Lancashire* and Lancashire County Council Volunteer Hub to celebrate the value of volunteering across the county.
Nominate a volunteer today for one or more of the following categories
Closing date 30 April 2014 – attendees will be notified by 20 May 2014
Please note
This does not include unitary authorities (Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool)
Please submit this nomination form to:-
By email -
Return by post to – Volunteer Lancashire Chair
Volunteer Centre (Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde)
South Lodge, Stanley Park
West Park Drive, Blackpool FY3 9EQ
Each Organisation/service submitting an entry into the awards is only eligible to nominate a maximum of one person for each award category.
Name of volunteer:Address / Telephone Number
Email address
Organisation/Group/service/individual the volunteer supports:
Category of nomination: (Only one volunteer per category) / Please X
Community development
Any individual volunteer who has contributed to making positive changes within their local community for example – tidying up an area, working with a youth group, making a difference to the lives of others etc.
Children & families
Any individual volunteer who supports children and families either on an individual basis e.g. independent visitor, mentoring etc. or as part of a group e.g. healthy eating group, positive parenting group, group within a children centre etc.
Befriending & mentoring
Any individual volunteer who supports an individual on a 1: 1 basis providing emotional and/or practical support
Environment /Conservation
Any individual volunteer who has had made a positive impact to Lancashire's landscape for example dry stone walling, regeneration project, etc.
Support for those who are older or who have disabilities
Any individual volunteer who supports an older person (70+) or an adult with a disability either on a 1:1 basis helping to combat social isolation e.g. supported volunteering, access to learning etc. or through a group activity e.g. social groups, support networks etc.
Supporting Lancashire's Heritage
Any individual volunteer who supports Lancashire's heritage by raising awareness and supporting sustainability to preserve Lancashire's heritage for future generations
Volunteer Life time achievement Award
Any individual volunteer who has made a significant impact through their time and commitment.
We are expecting the nominated volunteer to have completed over 500 hours of volunteering over a minimum of 5 years – this should be made clear on the form
Volunteer Lancashire Volunteer of the Year
This category will be chosen from all entries submitted therefore you do not need to submit a nomination for this category.
Reasons for nominating this volunteer? 500 words max.
Your contact details:
Nominator's Name:
Contact email:
Contact phone number:
If your nominee is chosen by an independent panel of reviewers we will be contacting you in May for further photos/videos of your group and/or the individual to use at the event. Please tick the box to indicate you agree to providing photo/video material and/or having publicity displayed at the event. /
This event is sponsored by Volunteer Lancashire, Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Adult Learning
*Who are Volunteer Lancashire? – they are a totally independent network for Volunteering Infrastructure Organisations (VIO) in Lancashire.