Elmhurst Commission on Youth seeks nonimees for volunteer awards
The City of Elmhurst's Commission on Youth is currently seeking nominees for its annual Exemplary Youth Service Awards.
The volunteer must be an Elmhurst resident (with Elmhurst address) and live within Elmhurst Community Unit District 205 boundaries or attend an Elmhurst school.
The youth must be elementary school age through senior in high school.
The award is focused on individual achievement, and the service must be voluntary and unpaid.
The volunteer service must have occurred between March 13, 2020 and the present, and the service must be related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Family and self-nominations will not be accepted.
Examples of service include:
• Arts & Culture: Efforts involving museums, performing arts, historical sites and programs; ethnic and cultural exploration and education programs; awareness and education for the arts.
• Community Service: Service to improve a neighborhood or community.
• Education/Literacy: Service in schools or community-based learning programs from youth to seniors.
• Environment: Environmental education, public awareness, protection and/or enhancement.
• Health and Special Needs: Service providing physical and/or mental health care; substance-abuse prevention and/or rehabilitation.
• Human Needs: Child care; youth and community recreation; services to the elderly, people with disabilities, families, and/or children; assistance to homeless or impoverished persons/families; veterans/military families; housing and short-term crisis resolution; or social services.
• Public Safety/Disaster Management: Education about safety, assistance in disaster preparedness or helping victims of natural disaster.
• Social Justice/Advocacy/Economic Opportunity: Efforts to bring together diverse groups within the community that focus on creating and strengthening social ties and/or promote equity and justice.
The recipient will be recognized at city hall during a city council meeting with their guests also present.
There are some amazing kids doing wonderful service for others in Elmhurst. Please consider nominating an individual in elementary school through high school.
For more information and to obtain the nomination forms, visit www.elmhurst.org/1291/Exemplary-Youth-Service-Award.
The youth commission will coordinate the review and selection of Exemplary Youth Service Volunteers. Selection of exemplary volunteers is done via a blind review process.
Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 1, 2021. Questions email Jackie at Jackie.Haddad-Tamer@elmhurst.org.