Nominations are now open for the 2014 Thrive Awards.

Thrive Allen County makes annual awards for excellence in the areas of health and wellness, recreation and education. A total of four awards will be given. The purposes of the awards are:

• To recognize excellence by people and organizations that conduct activities central to Thrive’s mission and to incentivize other people and organizations to strive for a “Thrive” award by increasing or improving their services.

Criteria
In order to be eligible for an award, organizations or individuals must have done one or more of the following:

• Expanded access to a particular service in the areas of health and wellness, recreation or education;
• Reached individuals or groups that had previously been underserved or not served at all;
• Shown excellence in partnership or collaboration with other organizations.

Organizations or individuals that provide or support health, wellness, education, or recreation services in Allen County are eligible to receive a Thrive award. Award winners will be selected by the Thrive board of directors.

Talkington Award

The Donna Talkington Award for Service to Allen County is the highest award given by Thrive. It recognizes exemplary activities by individuals or organizations that meaningfully impact the delivery of health and wellness services in Allen County. The award can recognize activities in any or all of the three focus areas (health/wellness, recreation, education), OR other activities as determined by the Board of Directors.

How to Nominate

Anyone can make a nomination for a Thrive award. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations can be made by phone, email, in person or in writing. Those making nominations should provide key details about the nominee including their name, contact information, the organization(s) they represent, and how the work done fits with the criteria listed above. We also request the person making the nomination provide contact information in case there are questions from the Thrive board or staff.

2014 Awards Will Be Presented at the Thrive Annual Meeting on Friday, November 21, 2014

Nominations must be submitted by October 31, 2014

For more information, contact Damaris Kunkler, Program Director at Thrive Allen County, 12 W Jackson, Iola, KS, 620-365-8128 or damaris.kunkler@thriveallencounty.org