Join Hands day
Organization Website:
Phone Number:
630-522-6322 e
Email:
actioncenter@joinhandsday.org
Name of Award:
Join Hands Day Excellence Awards
Award Focus:
General Volunteerism
Type of Award:
Cash Prize
Certificate
Award Description:
Ten awardees are selected from volunteer projects applicants that develop youth and adult partnerships on Join Hands Day. Each winning project receives a $1,000 check and an engraved glass award. Coordinating groups choose how the funds are used. Some organizations find it appropriate to donate the money to the beneficiary of the project or another benevolent cause. Others choose to save it as seed money for next year's event.
Eligibility Guidelines:
In selecting Excellence Award recipients, the most important consideration is the quality of the youth and adult partnership in planning and executing the event. Other criteria include the quality of the project to the neighborhood or to persons in need, and the effectiveness of the mobilization group, quality of ongoing relationships and impact.
Website/link for the application:
Application Deadline:
beginning of June
Winners announced:
the next Spring