News Release

2006 Scott Community Youth Volunteer Service Award

Nominations are being sought for the first Annual Scott Community Youth Volunteer Service Award. This award has been established to recognize and honor individual youth who excel in volunteer service in Scott County.

The award is sponsored by The Scott County Partners for Youth Council, Inc. in cooperation with Scott County, the City of Scott City, USD 466 and the Chamber of Commerce.

Karma Huck is the Committee Coordinator.

Nominations may be submitted by an Scott County organization, churches, businesses or individuals. Nominations made by family members (parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters) will not be accepted. The award selection is based on volunteer work done between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006.

The winner will be recognized on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the Scott County Free Fair. Their name will be placed permanently on a plaque in the Scott County Courthouse. Nominations will be judged on volunteer work only, doing service work for which the nominees are compensated for their time should not be included in the description of volunteer work.

The deadline for submitting nominations is Monday, July 10, 2006. Nominations must be submitted in written form (no names phoned in). For your convenience, nomination forms are available at City Hall, County Clerk's office in the Court House, Chamber of Commerce Office and at Alco. In addition to the form, two double spaced written pages may be included. It is preferred that the nomination include an essay describing the individual's volunteer work as opposed to a list. However, all applications will be reviewed.

Applications must be submitted by July 10, 2006. They can be mailed to the Scott County Partners for Youth Council, 303 Court Street, Scott City, KS. 67871.

Applications may be picked up at the County Clerk's office in the Court House, Chamber of Commerce Office, USD 466 Board Office, City Hall or at Alco. You may also download the application and print it to your PC.