Maryland Volunteer Centers http://marylandvolunteercenters.org Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:08:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3 2013 GOSV Volunteer Service Awards /2013/12/05/warning-htmlspecialchars-function-htmlspecialchars-charset-utf-7-not-supported-assuming-iso-8859-1-in-homemarylandpublic_htmlwp-includesformatting-php-on-line-2747warning-htmlspecialch/ /2013/12/05/warning-htmlspecialchars-function-htmlspecialchars-charset-utf-7-not-supported-assuming-iso-8859-1-in-homemarylandpublic_htmlwp-includesformatting-php-on-line-2747warning-htmlspecialch/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:10:13 +0000 /?p=198 The 2013 Volunteer Awards have been announced and it is our great pleasure to share with you the wonderful volunteers that received recognition.

Lifetime Achievement

Jeffrey Macris, Serves Anne Arundel County

Jeffrey Macris has served over 2,000 hours to improve Annapolis city schools. In 2005, Jeff founded Concerned Parents for Our Annapolis Schools, and furthered his efforts in 2006 by heading the Annapolis Citizens? Advisory Committee. Jeff now chairs the Annapolis Education Commission, and recently led a campaign to renovate the city?s aging schools ? which led to five Annapolis schools receiving over $70 million.

Gerald Overdorff, Serves Washington County

Gerald Overdorff’s commitment to service has been extensive, including his 10 years of service at the Commission on Aging, his service at the Reach Shelter, his service at the Athletic and Recreational Community Center, and his service on a number of committees at his church. Gerald has also served with the Home Ramp Project, where he installed over 100 ramps to enable those with disabilities to stay in their homes.

Adult Group Category

Nanticoke Creekwatchers Citizen Water Monitoring Program Serves Caroline, Dorchester, and Wicomico Counties. Nanticoke Creekwatchers Citizen Water Monitoring Program is a volunteer-based water monitoring group working to tackle the gaps in water quality data in the Nanticoke and Fishing Bay watersheds. In 2012, 26 Creekwatchers participated in the program, helping to monitor 36 sites and serving a total of 684 hours during the season.

Check out the full list!

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    The Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives, the Governor’s Intergovermental Affairs Office and the Governor’s Office of Crime, Control and Prevention are pleased to share with you this list of events taking place during National Night Out (August 7th, 2012).

    National Night Out is a national event in which crime-watchers and community groups walk the community and call attention to the important role that neighbors play in partnering with their local police department to keep their neighborhood safe.

    For locations of events, please visit: http://www.community.maryland.gov/NNO.html

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    Nominations are currently being sought to recognize individuals and groups that have made a tremendous contribution to Maryland through volunteer service.

    All nominations are due to the GOSV by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012 via an online submission form.

    Read the complete guidelines for the 2012 Governor’s Service Awards.

    View last year’s winners.

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    Applications are due March 25th, 2011.

    Learn more on the Volunteeer Maryland website.

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    Nominations are currently being sought to recognize individuals and groups that have made a tremendous contribution to Maryland through volunteer service.

    All nominations are due to the GOSV by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2011 via an online submission form.

     

    Read the complete rules about the 2011 Governor’s Service Awards.

    View last year’s winners.

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