Less than two weeks left to nominate outstanding residents for a Civic & Community Award
News Release
With less than two weeks left in the nomination period, it’s your last chance to help recognize the outstanding individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations that made Kelowna a great place to live in 2024. Nominations for the 50th annual Civic & Community Awards close on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
“For 50 years, the Civic & Community Awards have recognized the residents who make a positive impact in our community. Whether through arts, sport, environmental protection, social justice, or community service, these outstanding citizens help to make Kelowna a great place to live and these awards are our chance to celebrate and say thank you to them,” says Chris Babcock, Event Development Manager.
Civic & Community 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
- Central Okanagan Foundation’s Volunteer Organization of the Year
- Male & Female Athlete of the Year
All three finalists for the Young Citizen of the Year Award will receive funding towards their post-secondary goals through the Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Fund Youth Scholarship. This award's recipient will receive $2,000 and the remaining finalists will receive $1,000.
The recipient for Teen Honour in the Arts will also receive a $500 entrance scholarship to UBC Okanagan, sponsored by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.
In addition, the recipient for the Central Okanagan Foundation’s Volunteer Organization of the Year will receive a $3,000 donation from the Central Okanagan Foundation.
The Civic & Community Award nominees will be celebrated at an evening gala on May 8 at the Delta Grand. Nominations forms are due by Tuesday, Feb. 18.
For more information about the awards, including online nomination form, visit kelowna.ca/civicawards.
