Earth Day Canada, in partnership with Cascades Inc., is searching for Canada’s 2009 Hometown Heroes. Nominators only have two weeks before Earth Day to get their submissions in!
The Hometown Heroes Award recognizes and encourages environmental leadership and achievement in local communities. Canada’s 2009 environmental hero will receive a cash-prize of $10 000 – $5 000 to keep and $5 000 to donate to the environmental cause of their choice.
Receiving the award has become a prestigious honour in the environmental sector. Last year’s winner, David Donnelly, legal counsel to some of Canada’s leading non-profit and charitable organizations, credited the award as his highlight of 2008.
“I am so thankful Earth Day Canada is able to recognize the heroics of community environmental leaders,” stated Donnelly. “Receiving the Hometown Heroes Award made my year and re-energized my personal commitment to the environment.”
Whether people are involved in the community garden movement, the protection of natural spaces or have started their own environmental network, these heroics need to be recognized and supported.
“We are looking for environmental leaders who have shown commitment and achieved results in their community,” says Jed Goldberg, President of Earth Day Canada. “They are the unsung heroes of the environmental movement in Canada that work tirelessly for a cause that every household in Canada is concerned about. Equally important, they inspire others to action.”
The Hometown Heroes Award program was established in 2004 by Earth Day Canada to recognize and celebrate environmental leaders who have fostered meaningful, long-term community awareness and action. The Hometown Heroes Award program is made possible through a committed partnership with Cascades – one of the world’s most environmentally-progressive paper companies.
To nominate yourself, an individual or group from your community, download the Nomination Form and follow the submission instructions. The deadline for applications is Earth Day, April 22, 2009.
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