Celebrate community members who make a positive impact with a Civic & Community Award nomination
News Release
Have you been inspired by someone going above and beyond to make our city a better place to live? Someone whose hard work and commitment deserves recognition? Show them your appreciation by nominating them for the 49th Annual Civic & Community Awards at kelowna.ca/civicawards. Nominations are now open for outstanding Kelowna residents, volunteers, athletes, artists, non-profit organizations and businesses who have made a positive impact on Kelowna in 2023.
“We are inspired every day by Kelowna residents making positive contributions, both big and small, in our community. The Civic & Community Awards is our opportunity to both recognize and celebrate these outstanding individuals and groups who help to make Kelowna a better place to live,” says Chris Babcock, Event Development Supervisor.
Civic Award nomination categories include:
- Sarah Donalda Treadgold & Fred Macklin Memorial Award - Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year
- Champion for the Environment
- Corporate Community of the Year
- Honour in the Arts
- Teen Honour in the Arts
- Bob Giordano Memorial Award - Volunteer Coach or Sport Administrator of the Year
- Bryan Couling Memorial Award - Athletic Team of the Year
- Male & Female Athlete of the Year
- Central Okanagan Foundation’s Volunteer Organization of the Year
Finalists for the Young Citizen of the Year Award will receive funding towards their post-secondary education through the Dillon Thomas Budd and Payton Leigh Budd Youth Scholarship, sponsored by the Thomas Alan Budd Foundation.
Similar to the 48th annual Civic & Community Awards, this year’s award winners will be honoured at an evening gala in April. Nominations are due Friday, Feb. 9. Nomination forms, award criteria, and past recipients can be found at kelowna.ca/civicawards.
