Nominate a Volunteer Today!

On February 4, 2016, nearly 200 individuals attended the Spirit of Sheboygan Volunteer Awards to recognize 49 individual and group volunteers. This spring, the United Way Volunteer Center will again honor and celebrate outstanding local volunteers from Sheboygan County! We will hold the second annual Spirit of Sheboygan Volunteer Awards on Thursday, March 23, at 11:30 a.m. in the Blue Harbor Conference Center.

We continue to solicit nominations for outstanding individual volunteers, group organizations, and corporate partners through February 3. Several nominations have been received already, but we know there are many more volunteer’s worthy of recognition in Sheboygan County. 

The nine volunteer award categories include:

• Individual Volunteer, honoring an individual volunteer
• Group/Team Volunteers of the Year, honoring a group or team of two or more people that volunteer together on the same project under a group or team name
• Youth Volunteer Star, honoring an individual under the age of 18
• Faith-Based Volunteer of the Year, honoring an individual, group, family or team that volunteer through or for a faith-based organization
• Outstanding Volunteer Board of Directors, honoring a nonprofit board that has shown exceptional leadership in driving a nonprofit organization
• Corporate Volunteer of the Year, honoring an individual from a corporation that has demonstrated dedication in volunteerism throughout the corporation
• Perseverance in Volunteerism, honoring a volunteer who has overcome significant personal, mental and/or physical obstacles in order to engage in service to others
• Community Spirit Award, honoring a corporation that has made a substantial impact in our community by promoting service to their employees by providing volunteer hours, engaging in other volunteer activities and providing paid time for employees to volunteer
• Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring a volunteer who has exhibited a lifelong commitment to volunteerism and community service

Winners are selected by a panel of judges from the community.  All nominees will be recognized and honored at this event and winners will be announced live. Nominations are due by February 3 and are available at uwofsc.org/events/spiritawards/spiritnominations.