It’s that time of the year again. The Democratic Party of Virginia will be taking nominations for the Committee of the Year Awards, Innovation Award, and a new award this year— the Emerging Leader Award. Winners will be announced at the DPVA Grassroots Awards Luncheon on June 29, 2013 at 12:30PM at the Richmond Convention Center. The top 3 finalists for each award category will be announced a week before and those committees will get 3 free tickets to the luncheon.
Details for nomination submissions will be posted separately.
Local Committee of the Year Nominations
This award acknowledges three city/county committees that have had a positive influence on the local Democratic community and the 2012 elections through party building, outreach, community service, goal obtainment, organizational development, and electoral success. This year we feature three categories for this award: Category I, Category II, and Category III. An explanation for these categories can be found below.
Please note, a committee must be current with its 2013 Local Committee dues, as well as have its committee membership roster and by-laws on file with DPVA to be eligible for these awards.
Local Committee Innovation Award
The Local Committee Innovation Award is designed to recognize the achievements of committees that have implemented creative ideas and think “outside the box” in their local committees in order to achieve goals.
Nature of the Award
The award shall consist of a certificate to be presented to the Local Chair(s) and all Local Committee members who were key contributors to the innovation. The award shall be presented at the Grassroots Leadership Awards Luncheon on June 29.
Purpose of the Award
The purpose of the award is to recognize innovation by a Local Committee during the previous year (2012) that will have a positive impact on future operations, collaborations, outreach or communications within the Local Committee, other Local Committees, or within the DPVA.
Purpose of the Award
The Emerging Leaders Award will be awarded to a Young Democrat, 30 years-old or younger, that has played an integral part in helping build your local committee and elect Democrats.