Medfield Foundation now accepting volunteer award nominations

Do you know Medfield residents who dedicate countless time and energy to a worthy community cause or initiative?  If so, now is your chance to nominate someone for a Medfield Foundation volunteer award. This year’s nomination form, due Feb. 10, is now available on the Medfield Foundation Web site.

To help determine award recipients, the Foundation seeks to capture information about the volunteer’s work using these general criteria:

* Action — What does the nominee actually do in his/her capacity as a volunteer?
* Need — What community need(s) does the nominee address?
* Impact — How is nominee’s volunteer work making a difference?
* Inspiration — What makes the nominee unique or special?

* Verification – Who else can serve as a reference for the nominee’s volunteer work?

Anyone interested in submitting a nomination for one of the 2012 Medfield Foundation volunteer awards can download the official form from http://www.medfieldfoundation.org/volunteer.html. Completed nomination forms should be e-mailed as Word or PDF attachments to MFIVolunteerAward@gmail.com no later than Friday, Feb. 10.

In 2011, Bob Luttman received the Volunteer of the Year award, and Deirdre Walsh received the Youth Volunteer of the Year award. Additionally, more than 20 other nominees also received recognition at last spring’s reception.

The Foundation’s 2012 volunteer recognition event is scheduled for Sunday, March 18 at The Center at Medfield on Ice House Road. More details will be available in the months ahead.

Questions or requests for more information can be sent to the committee at MFIVolunteerAward@gmail.com.  To learn more about the Medfield Foundation, go to www.medfieldfoundation.org.