Do you know an individual or group in our community whose outstanding volunteer efforts and unwavering commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of others? Lenoir County invites you to recognize the exceptional dedication of local volunteers who go above and beyond by submitting a nomination for the 2025 North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards.
Nominations for North Carolina’s 2025 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards are being accepted now through 5 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025, and volunteers in Lenoir County who have given a substantial amount of their time and talent to assist others in the community through outstanding volunteer service are eligible to be nominated for this prestigious award. Nominations will be submitted to the county award coordinator, who will then present the nominations to a committee that will perform a review of the nominees before selecting the top 10 volunteers.
Nominations are also being accepted for the Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service, an honor that was implemented in 2006 to recognize the top 20-25 volunteers in North Carolina. Medallion Award recipients are nominated by the county award coordinator, and only one Medallion Award nomination is permitted per county. Medallion Award recipients are determined by a statewide panel that performs an evaluation of the submissions and selects the recipients.
North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Award nominations can be submitted for volunteers who have provided service in a variety of different areas, including:
Veteran/Military: providing volunteer services to military families and/or veterans
- Veteran/Military: providing volunteer services to military families and/or veterans
- Serving Youth: demonstrating an outstanding commitment to mentoring or educating youth
- Disaster: providing volunteer service in disaster preparedness, response, recovery or mitigation
- Animals: demonstrating an outstanding commitment to volunteering with or for animals
- Environmental: providing an exceptional commitment to environmental stewardship
- Historically Marginalized Populations: providing a noteworthy dedication to assisting members of marginalized populations
- North Carolina Preservation: demonstrating a remarkable devotion to restoring or preserving the state’s history, culture or the arts
- Health and Human Services: showing a remarkable dedication to individuals or groups in need
- Lifetime Achievement: exhibiting a lifelong commitment of 20-plus years to volunteerism and community service
Nominators can also select one of several different categories for the type of volunteer being nominated, including family, youth, senior, Latino, faith-based entity, corporate/business, group/team, national service member, director of volunteers (paid staff) and perseverance in volunteerism (an individual or team who has overcome significant personal obstacles and/or a mental or physical disability).
Nominees can be nominated for more than one category, and nominators are encouraged to check all categories that apply to their nominees. However, only one individual and/or one company/group/team/family should be nominated. Self-nominations are not permitted, and previous North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Award winners from the past 10 years are not eligible.
Award selections are based on the nominee’s volunteer efforts, as well as their accomplishments, commitment of time and their overall impact on the community as described on the nomination form.
2025 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards can be submitted online by clicking here.
Nomination forms are also available to be downloaded as a PDF or a Microsoft Word document. Those who choose to download the nomination form as a PDF or Microsoft Word document must submit their completed nomination forms to Lenoir County’s North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards Coordinator, Michael James via email at michael.james@lenoircountync.gov.
REMINDER: Nominations for the 2025 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025.
For more information about the North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards—including tips for writing an effective award nomination—please visit Tips for Writing an Effective Award Nomination. For any questions or concerns, please contact Michael James at 252.559.6453 or michael.james@lenoircountync.gov.