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Foundation Seeks Nominations for Prestigious Henson, Morris, and Volunteer Awards
Awards recognize exceptional philanthropic service and leadership
July 20, 2011
The
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore is accepting nominations until
September 23, 2011 for the Henson Award for Nonprofit Excellence, the Frank H. Morris Humanitarian Award, and a new honor for the 2011 Volunteer of the Year Award.
The award recipients will be
announced at the annual meeting and luncheon of the Community Foundation on
Friday, November 4, at The Fountains Conference Center in Salisbury. The awards are considered among the most
prestigious honoring philanthropic service in this region.
The
newly created 2011 Volunteer of the Year
Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding, sustained, and
unselfish contributions to community service.
This person should represent outstanding achievement in the field of
direct community service—volunteers from the tri-county region who have given
back to their community in such areas as youth, education, human services,
community development, health, or the environment. The Foundation will grant $1,000 to the
Volunteer of the Year Award winner’s charity of choice.
Established in 1989, the Henson Award is presented annually to a
qualified 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Somerset, Wicomico, or Worcester
counties which has implemented a program or project that has made an
outstanding contribution to the well-being of residents of the Lower Eastern
Shore.
The criteria for this Award
corresponds closely to the late local philanthropist Richard Henson’s
philosophy that achievement in the nonprofit sector should demonstrate an
entrepreneurial spirit and creatively utilizes resources to provide effective
and timely responses to critical or emerging community needs. The Award includes a $5,000 donation to the recipient.
First given in 1992, the Morris Award recognizes an individual
who has made outstanding, sustained, and unselfish contributions to community
enrichment and whose vital ideas and personal sacrifices exemplify the philanthropic
spirit of our community.
The late Frank Morris was a leading
local businessman and philanthropist and among many civic activities was a
former mayor of the City of Salisbury. Criteria for the Award include qualities of
exemplary leadership, vision, integrity, compassion, cooperation, and
generosity of time and talents. The
Foundation grants $1,000 to the Morris Award winner’s charity of choice.
Recipients are selected by a
committee of community residents from nominations submitted by the public. Application forms for the awards are
available by going online to www.cfes.org or calling
the Community Foundation office at 410-742-9911.
