Lincoln-Lancaster County Environmental Leadership Awards
Do you know of an individual, organization, or business that deserves recognition for the work they are doing to help protect the environment? Maybe it’s the business down the street or the organization a co-worker is involved in or the teacher at your child’s school—OR maybe it’s you! We want to inform the community of the positive efforts related to environmental improvement in Lincoln and Lancaster County. This is your opportunity to make the public aware of those who protect and enhance the beauty and livability of our community!
Last year we had an impressive list of award recipients: Business and Industry: Sadoff Iron and Metal Company and Servant Cab Company; Education: Harry A. Heafer and Healthy Families Play Outside; Non-Profit Organization: Nebraska State Education Association; Government : UNL Whittier Junior High School Renovations; Agriculture: Community C.R.O.P.S.; and Individual Citizen: Jeanne Pashalek. Check out past award recipients from 2001-2010 online: www.lincoln.ne.gov (Keyword: Awards).
Please submit your nominations by April 6 for the 2011 Lincoln and Lancaster County Environmental Leadership Awards online: www.lincoln.ne.gov (Keyword: Awards). Please review the formal announcement for more information:
LINCOLN-LANCASTER COUNTY SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS – April 6 DEADLINE
The City of Lincoln and Lancaster County are seeking nominations for the 2011 Environmental Leadership Awards. These prestigious awards offer recognition to outstanding businesses, organizations, and individuals who have demonstrated environmental stewardship and dedication to sustaining and improving our environment and public health. This awards program is an excellent way to recognize their accomplishments, increase awareness of environmental issues, and encourage others to take action to better our environment.
The City of Lincoln and Lancaster County Environmental Leadership Awards are given in each of the following categories: Business and Industry, Community or Nonprofit Organization, Government, Agriculture, Education (educating the public or providing education in schools/colleges), and Individual Citizen.
To be eligible for an award, nominees must have been instrumental in identifying, reducing, or solving an environmental problem and/or promoting public awareness and active concern for the enhancement and protection of the environment. Additionally, nominees must demonstrate one or more environmental practices in the areas of: pollution prevention/risk reduction, waste reduction and recycling, water conservation, soil conservation, energy conservation, cleanup and beautification, residential and commercial development, or other environmental practices.
Nominations may be submitted online: www.lincoln.ne.gov (Keyword: Awards). Nomination deadline is April 6, 2011. Although submitting the nomination electronically is preferred, hard copies of the nomination form are attached. Call 402-441-4602 or 402-441-7043 for more information. The awards ceremony and breakfast will be on Friday, June 3, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Nebraska Champions Club across from Memorial Stadium on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s campus.