Final chance to nominate for Community Awards

Wednesday 12 September 2018

Individuals, teams, businesses or charities can all be put forward for one of seven Community Awards but they have to be nominated before the end of today.

The annual event which is now in its eighth year will be held at St James on Tuesday 13 November, giving the organisers two months to choose the winners from those nominated.

The awards are organised by the Guernsey Community Foundation which aims to promote "effective philanthropy: the well-directed giving of money, time and ideas within the Bailiwick of Guernsey."

The Foundation said its vision is a vibrant and caring community, in which a strong and committed charitable sector works effectively with government and business, and that "we work towards that vision by supporting voluntary organisations to develop, to help meet unmet local needs; and by partnering with government and business to help shape relevant policy."

Jim Roberts, Community Foundation Chief Executive, said, "we are very proud of the Community Awards, our flagship event, which highlights the vital work being carried out in service to the community by individuals, charitable organisations and businesses. By nature, a lot of the good work goes on under the radar, and the Community Awards are a wonderful way of bringing it to the public’s attention.

"We’d encourage everyone to help celebrate the success of the charitable sector by nominating an individual, team, business or charity for one of the seven awards up for grabs. And we’d remind those hoping for a nomination that they can also nominate themselves – if you’re proud of what you do and what you’ve achieved, put yourself forward for an award.”

Seven awards will be presented at the afternoon tea event:

Charity of the Year– sponsored by State Street 
Fundraising Team of the Year– sponsored by Cazenove Capital 
Outstanding Individual Achievement–sponsored by PwC Channel Islands
Innovation Award– sponsored by Specsavers
Organising Committee of the Year– sponsored by RG Falla
CSR Award– sponsored by RBC Wealth Management
Youth Award– sponsored by Guernsey Electricity

The winner of last year’s Youth Award, Katie Sheppard, said nominating can make a huge difference to someone in recognising and celebrating their contributions to the community.  

“When I found out I had been nominated for the Youth Award I was so incredibly shocked and honoured, especially as my fellow nominees had done such amazing work. Just being nominated for the award was so humbling and truly touching. To anybody considering nominating someone for this award, I would definitely encourage them to do so. It will mean more to the nominee than you will ever know. 

"For most, opportunities for recognition and praise are few and far between, but this offers an amazing opportunity to commend some of the incredible work the young people of Guernsey do.” 

Nomination forms and full criteria can be downloaded from the Community Awards website.

Alternatively, nomination forms can be requested by email or post by contacting sadie@foundation.gg or by calling 748056.