VSNC Extends Deadline for 2021 Virginia Statewide Award Nominations

Posted August 27, 2021 at 12:21 PM, Filed Under: Press Releases

The 2021 Virginia Statewide Neighborhood Conference (VSNC) Planning Committee is pleased to announce that the deadline for accepting entries for the conference 2021 Awards competition has been extended until Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

This year's Awards competition will focus on recognizing grassroots projects, activities and accomplishments that strengthen & support neighbors and their neighborhoods - Neighbors Helping Neighbors. If your neighborhood project or activity focused on efforts to support neighbors during the Covid-19 Pandemic and/or to increase equity and access, we invite you to enter the VSNC, Inc. 2021 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Awards Program.

Eligible projects must have been initiated & completed in your localities between March 2020 and May 2021.

The four NEIGHBORHOOD AWARD categories are:

  • Project of the Year: Effort that has made a significant impact on a neighborhood. This project can be the work of an individual or group
  • Advocate of the Year: Individual who has had a significant impact on their community during the past year
  • Youth Individual Effort of the Year: Effort of a youth individual that has made a significant impact or contribution on their community
  • Youth Group Effort of the Year: Youth group that has made a significant impact on their community during the past year

The 2021 Award Nomination Form, eligibility requirements and application guidelines are available on the conference website at www.vsnc.org.