Waitemat Good Citizens Awards (Held every two years) (Waitemat
is made up of many communities Parnell, Newmarket, City Centre,
Grafton, Newton, Eden Terrace, Freemans Bay, Arch Hill, St Marys
Bay, Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Grey Lynn and Westmere). Awards Criteria
and Information A.
Objectives:
1. To recognise (often unnoticed) voluntary efforts, which
benefits individuals and/or
communities within the Waitemat Local Board area. 2. To maintain
a quality awards scheme to which people aspire.
B.
Description:
Waitemat Good Citizens Awards: These awards had been established
to recognise and reward:
Individuals who volunteer their time for community benefit
Children and young people who volunteer their time for community
benefit Not-for-profit organisations who volunteer their time for
community benefit and/or provide
a platform for individuals to volunteer their time. The awards
will be given to individuals and groups whose contributions have
been recognised to benefit the communities within the Waitemat
local board area.
C.
Categories: (More than one award per category can be awarded at
the Boards discretion)
1.
Individual Award For individual contribution through voluntary
work.
2.
Children and Young People Award (24 years of age and under): For
children and young people who have contributed their time to make a
positive difference in the community through voluntary work.
3.
Community Group Award For contributions made by local groups
through their voluntary work, or through the opportunities they
provide to volunteers in their organisation.
D.
Eligibility:
1.
Persons being nominated for an individual or children and young
people award must currently reside within the boundaries of the
Waitemat local board area or volunteer to benefit the communities
within the Waitemat local board area.
2.
Community organisations or groups being nominated for an award
must either be located in the Waitemat local board area and
contributing to developing the community or located outside the
area but supporting initiatives that help develop the Waitemat
community.
3.
The Awards will recognise volunteer contributions and impact
made by individuals, children and young people and community groups
during the period 1 January 2013 up to 30 April 2015.
E.
Nomination Procedure:
1.
Nominations will be invited through the local print media,
social media networks, eBulletins, word of mouth and direct local
stakeholder communication to seek recognition of volunteers who
have given outstanding service to communities in the Waitemat Local
Board area.
2. Nominations must be made through a completed official
nomination form either online or printed and must be received by
the Waitemat Local Board Office by 5pm on 20 May 2015.
3. Any significant change or amendment to the nominee
information provided in the nomination form should be advised to
the Waitemat Local Board office immediately.
4. The consent of the nominee is not necessary at the nomination
stage.
5. All nominations received will be sent an acknowledgement.
6. Closing date for nominations will be 5pm, Wednesday, 20 May
2015.
F.
Selection Procedure:
1. Shale Chambers (Chair), Pippa Coom (Deputy Chair), Greg Moyle
(Member) and Deborah Yates (Member) of Waitemat Local Board, plus
two community based leaders chosen by the Board and a
representative from the Waitemat Youth Collective, will comprise
the Waitemat Local Board Good Citizens Awards Selection Panel.
2.
The Selection Panel will review all applications received and
make decisions on the recipients of awards by 28 May 2015.
3.
Following decision-making, all recipients and their nominators
will be notified in person or writing by 2 June 2015 and invited to
the Waitemat Local Board Good Citizens Awards ceremony to be held
on 17 June 2015.
G.
Address and Enquiries:
Please send the completed nomination forms with subject Waitemat
Local Board Good Citizens Awards to:
By Mail: Waitemata Local Board Office 35 Graham Street Level 2
Auckland Central 1010
By email: [email protected]
Online: facebook.com/waitemata
Phone: (09) 353 9654
Waitemata Local Board Community Volunteer Awards Criteria &
Information - 2013 2
Awards Criteria and Information
