Montgomery Service Awards Recognize Special Contributions

The Montgomery County Volunteer Center is recognizing special contributions with the county’s highest honor for volunteerism, the Montgomery Service Awards. Nominations are open until Friday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m.

This annual awards program recognizes individuals, businesses and groups that have demonstrated outstanding volunteer efforts in the following categories:

• Neal Potter Path of Achievement Award, for lifetime service by residents age 60 and older
• Volunteer of the Year Award, for an individual, in recognition of service performed in 2019
• Youth Volunteer of the Year Award, for a volunteer age 18 or younger who served in 2019
• Volunteer Group of the Year Award, for a group or team of two or more people who volunteered together on the same project(s) in 2019
• Business Volunteer of the Year Award, for community service by a corporation in 2019

To nominate a volunteer, complete the above forms in the hyperlinked categories above.

Recipients will be awarded at a gala ceremony attended by the County and State dignitaries the evening of Monday, April 27, at Imagination Stage at 4908 Auburn Avenue in Bethesda. Tickets are available at no charge but must be reserved.

For more information, visit the Volunteer Center website at montgomeryserves.org, call 240-777-2600, or email serviceawards@montgomerycountymd.gov.

About Josalyn Perez

Josalyn Perez was an intern for Montgomery Community Media during the spring of 2020. At the time she was a Mass Communication major at Towson University.

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