NOMINATION DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING FOR 20TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP AWARDS

• Saturday, January 17, 2015 last day to submit nomination for community award
• Event is largest celebrating community leadership in Evansville

  Leadership Evansville (LE) Executive Director Lynn Miller-Pease reminds the Evansville Community that Saturday, January 17th is the final day to nominate a worthy individual, business, group or project for a Leadership Evansville 2015 Celebration of Leadership (COL) Award. The recipients will be announced at the popular and diverse awards program’s 20th-annual event in March 2015.

  Nominating deserving people and projects for their inspiring leadership and collaborative accomplishments that significantly improved our community in 2014 is easy. Simply visit Leadership Evansville’s website COL section here: http://leadershipevansville.org/contact/nomination-form

  2015 Celebration of Leadership Awards – 20th Annual

  Mark your calendar! Leadership Evansville’s 20th annual Celebration of Leadership awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Old National Events Plaza in downtown Evansville.

  Last year’s COL awards program set records for the number of award nominations and attendance, with 900 community members on hand to help celebrate the presentation of 43 group and individual awards from 158 nominations for outstanding community and public service. Even greater participation is expected at the 20th-anniversary event.

  “It has become increasingly harder for our awards committee to select the winning recipients, because all of the nominees deserve praise for their inspiring work to help improve our community,” said Leadership Evansville Executive Director Lynn Miller-Pease.

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NEWS RELEASE

“The past year has seen so many positive examples of servant leadership and transformative change throughout our community. LE’s 20th annual COL Awards is the ideal forum to acknowledge the people and organizations that are making a positive change in our community, so we expect another record number of nominations this year,” Miller-Pease added.

Celebration of Leadership is your opportunity to recognize examples of outstanding community and public service in the following categories: Arts, Education, Environment, Government & Public Service, Health & Social Service and Neighborhood & Community.

ABOUT CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP

The Celebration of Leadership awards is Leadership Evansville’s conscious effort to recognize servant leaders in our community. The remarkably diverse and inclusive program gives awards to recognize individuals, businesses, organizations and projects for going above and beyond the call of duty to improve and transform our community.

ABOUT LEADERSHIP EVANSVILLE

Leadership Evansville was founded in 1976 by a group of future-thinking local leaders, whose original commitment to community-wide betterment remains unique and strong. Leadership Evansville brings together people with different talents, gifts and perspectives and transforms these individuals into leaders who embrace the concept of community trusteeship and the collaborative process. They help develop in them an understanding of how today’s leaders function and teaches them the skills to apply this knowledge in provided real life opportunities through practice and performance. These attitudes, skills and processes are taught to adults, youth, organizations, not-for-profits, businesses, educational institutions, neighborhood associations, churches and other leadership programs.

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