Offaly County Council seeks nominations for Volunteer awards

Offaly County Council is inviting nominations for its Volunteer Group Awards 2022.

The local authority will host a Volunteer Awards event during Volunteer Week this May to acknowledge the contribution of voluntary groups across the county in response to the pandemic.

This will be one of a number of events organised by local authorities and volunteer centres across the country during volunteer week.

Cathaoirleach of Offaly County Council Cllr Declan Harvey and Chief Executive Ms Anna Marie Delaney will attend the event which will, also feature an address by video link by Minister Joe O’Brien, Minister of State in the Department of Rural and Community Development.

Cathaoirleach Harvey believes that small actions result in big impacts. “If you would like to nominate a voluntary group for acknowledgement on the night, details are available on the Offaly.ie website and on our social media platforms. Nominations are invited for groups who assisted older people, youth, minority groups, people with disabilities or others during the pandemic.”

An independent judging panel will decide the winners and runners up in each category, and bursaries will be presented to the category winners on the awards night.

The closing date for nominations for the Offaly County Council Volunteer Event is May 4th 2022 at 4pm. Nominations can be made by way of a short online form which is available under ‘Community & Culture’ section on the Council’s website www.offaly.ie