Wandsworth Volunteer Awards 2008

It is time to say Thank You to your volunteers. This year Wandsworth Council and Volunteer Centre Wandsworth are holding an awards celebration evening. Our very own 'Oscars' for those that volunteer in Wandsworth.

Nominations have now closed for the 2008 awards.

The awards and categories

• Care Volunteer of the Year - for any volunteer that has worked with and contributed towards a care based activity.
• Community Volunteer of the Year - for any volunteer that has worked with and contributed towards a community based activity.
• Environment Volunteer of the Year - for any volunteer that has worked with and contributed towards an environment based activity.
• Sports Volunteer of the Year - for any volunteer that has worked with and contributed towards a sport based activity.
• New Volunteer of the Year - for any person who has started volunteering within the last 12 months.
• Team of the Year - for any Team that has planned and delivered an event.
• Young Volunteer of the Year - for any volunteer under 25 years of age.
• Volunteer of the Year - for the volunteer that has given an extraordinary contribution to an organisation, its service users and fellow volunteers. This volunteer has gone those extra miles!
• Organisation of the Year - for the organisation that has demonstrated best practices in volunteer management.
• Lifetime Volunteer - for the volunteer that has given an extraordinary contribution to the organisation, its service users and fellow volunteers over a significant length of time. Unlike the other awards, this recognises the contribution across a number of years, rather than just the last 12 months.

The celebration evening will be held at the Civic Suite, Wandsworth Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street at 7.30pm on 27 November 2008. Please put this date in to your diaries now. Nominees will be invited to bring friends and family with them to celebrate volunteering in the borough and find out who has won the awards.