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The
office of the governor of Mississippi established the Governor's Initiative
for Volunteer Excellence----The GIVE Awards---- ten
years ago to recognize Mississippi's outstanding volunteers
who are committed to community service. The awards, hosted
by The Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, the
state office of volunteerism, will be presented at a luncheon
ceremony in Jackson during March 2008.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr., and Sam Beard
founded The American Institute for Public Service in 1972 with the goal
of establishing a Nobel Prize for public and community service---The
Jefferson Awards. Individuals are nominated through a nationwide network
of Jefferson Award Media Sponsors including newspapers, television stations
and cable systems.
As the media sponsors for North Mississippi, WTVA-TV-9, WLOV-TV-27 and
WKDH-TV-45 have teamed up with MCVS and AIPS to recognize local individuals
who make our communities a better place through deeds of volunteer excellence.
We are now soliciting nominations of individuals who work to better their
communities through volunteer and community service. There are three ways
for your nomination to be recognized:
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- Each
nomination will be submitted at the state level for
an opportunity to be selected for one of the GIVE awards.
- Regionally,
five local winners will be selected and presented in
a local television presentation in the spring of 2008
on WTVA, WLOV & WKDH.
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these local winners, one will be chosen to represent
our region and attend the Jefferson Awards' National
Ceremonies in Washington, DC in June 2008. This regional
winner will be eligible to be recognized as one of
five national Jefferson Awards recipients. While there
are no age restrictions, persons under the age of 18
will be required to travel with a parent or adult guardian.
Travel and lodging expenses for the regional winner
only will be provided. It all begins with your nomination.
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Click
here to
fill out the on-line nomination form and submit your nomination.
(Deadline for entries is January 31, 2008).
Forms may be picked from any BancorpSouth location
or download a copy and mail to the following address:
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GIVE/Jefferson
Awards
WTVA-WLOV-WKDH
P.O. Box 350
Tupelo, MS 38802
Or fax your entry to:
Rachel Mitchell, WTVA-WLOV-WKDH at 662-842-6342.
All entries must be received on January 31, 2008
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If
you would like more information on the Jefferson Awards Program, please
contact:
Rachel Mitchell, GIVE/Jefferson Awards Coordinator, at 662-842-7620.
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nomination form |
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