• Volunteers may be nominated by anyone or may nominate themselves.
• Volunteer service must be performed in Arizona and may not include hours served as part of academic coursework for credit.
• Nominee’s volunteer organization must serve the community at large (not limited to its own members).
• Nomination essay must not exceed 1000 words (two pages).
• In the event that more than one nomination is submitted for a nominee, the review panel will consider only the first nomination form submitted.
• The Commission reserves the right to award one or more awards for each category and reserves the right to not award in a category.
• Any youth, adult, group or business compensated by salary or any other means from the organization that benefit from the volunteer service is not eligible to receive an award.
• Only members of national service programs in Arizona (e.g. AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps*VISTA, AmeriCorps National Direct or Senior Corps) are eligible only in the National Service category.
• Previous winners are not eligible for nomination.
• Staff and Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism members are not eligible.
• Entries are received in confidence, become the property of the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism and will not be returned.

Judging Criteria: All Nominations will be judged according to the following criteria.

• Need: Service addressed a specific need in the community.
• Action: The nominee was actively involved and took initiative.
• Innovation: The nominee used creative methods to solve community problems.
• Impact: The activity or service produced real results, positive changes and provided an example to others.

KMSB-TV, Inc
Arizona Federal
Wells Fargo
Allstate Insurance
SRP
CVS Pharmacies
Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council,
Prudential Financial       
Turner Construction Company
Palm Creek Golf and RV Resort
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Catering by Saint Joseph'sCorporate Volunteer Council

Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism
ATTN: Awards Committee
1700 West Washington St. Suite #101, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Fax (602) 542-3423   E-mail: volunteerawards@az.gov

Questions? Contact the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism at:
(602) 542-3489 or by E-mail: volunteerawards@az.gov