Call goes out for outstanding citizens to be nominated for Whangārei Civic Award

The Whangārei District Council is calling for nominations for its highest honour, the Whangārei Civic Honours.

Nominations are now open for outstanding members of the Whangārei community to be recognised in the Whangārei District Council's Civic Honours.

Between now and May 1 residents have a chance to see outstanding members of the community who give constantly, expecting no reward, recognised by nominating them for a Civic Honour, the highest award that Whangārei District Council bestows upon its citizens.

Every year up to four citizens are honoured for outstanding voluntary service at a special Civic Honours Awards Ceremony in the council chambers.

The range of support these citizens have given to their communities is always very wide in scope.

Last year, recipients' gifts to the community had included getting women into the outdoors, looking after an island, giving 34 years' service as a Justice of the Peace, marrying couples for two decades, policing firefighting, reserve development and Tae Kwon Do, medical care for animals and supporting lifesaving, boating, schools and residents.

Nominees this year will have made a significant contribution to community wellbeing in the Whangārei District. They may have had their fingers in quite a few community pies or may have devoted a lifetime of service to a single cause.

They might be someone well known in the district or they may be someone who deliberately operates under the radar. The common denominator in all is their spirit of generosity.

All nominees must live in the Whangārei District as must all those making nominations. Nominations must be supported by at least two people.

Nominations should include as much detail as possible, including the nominee's background, their community involvement, details of the various voluntary works the nominee is, or has been, involved in, the people they have helped or supported, the length of service, and the difference they have made.

The Selection Committee also needs to know of any other awards received by the nominee, letters of reference from people or groups the nominee has assisted and any other information you think will assist the committee with its decision-making.

For more details see
ww.wdc.govt.nz/CommunitySafetyandSupport/CivicHonoursAward/Pages/default.aspx