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Serve Illinois is proud to announce the third annual Governor's Volunteer Service Awards. These awards recognize individual volunteers through a statewide award program to highlight the importance of volunteerism and community service in the State of Illinois.
Individual awards will be presented to one Youth (18 and under), one Adult (19-54 years old) and one Retiree/Senior (55+ years old) in each of the Commission's five service regions across the state (Northeast, Northwest, East Central, West Central and Southern Illinois). National Service Awards will be presented to one Learn and Serve, one AmeriCorps, and one Senior Corps Member in each of the five regions. Each category will be asked to meet one of the following focus areas: Economic Opportunity, Education, Environmental Conservation, Disaster Preparedness/Response, Health, and Veterans Affairs. The awardees will be recognized, along with their nominating organization, at a ceremony at the Executive Mansion in April.
Nomination forms are due to Serve Illinois by February 29, 2012.
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Ezekiel D. Hartman
Ezekiel served a one of the first board members for the Freeport Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC). He served as its President. The Council works to support other youth organizations through fundraising and grant support. YAC was able to support five local initiatives with $2,900 in funding. He hopes to build on this so that more organizations can be supported in future years.
For his volunteer service to the Freeport Community Foundation - Youth Advisory Council (YAC), Ezekiel was presented with the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award on April 6, 2011.