Saturday, January 22, 2005
Community Champions | |
|  | | We want to hear about your community champions |
| | We are looking for an individual or a group who, on a voluntary basis, makes a difference. We want to hear about those people who give their time and talents to making life better for their families, their neighbours or the wider community. |
| | | It could be a friend or colleague, or perhaps a neighbour who goes the extra mile to break down racial barriers or eliminate stereotyping of people with disabilities. We looking for someone whose hard work, though appreciated, often goes unsung. Now in their fourth year, the BBC South Community Champions Awards acknowledge the valuable contribution made by people from a diverse range of backgrounds, who do so much for their communities. COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS CATEGORIES | | | RACIAL HARMONY | To recognise work done to improve racial harmony and understanding between
the different communities in the South | | | MULTI-FAITH UNDERSTANDING | To recognise work done to enhance understanding in the South's multi-faith communities | | | SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION | To recognise a special contribution made to help others within the wider community by someone aged:
Under 25
25 - 60
Over 60 | | | CONTRIBUTION OF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY | | To recognise the contribution made by a person with a disability who has made a special contribution to help others within their wider community | | | UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITY | To recognise the contribution made by a person with a disability to improve the understanding of disability amongst able-bodied people | | | WORKING WITH YOUNG CITIZENS | To recognise work which has improved the quality of life for young people
under 21 | | | WORKING WITH SENIOR CITIZENS | | To recognise work which has improved the quality of life for people aged 65+ | |
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