Nominations for the first Annual Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award are now being accepted within Henry County. Paris-Henry County Volunteer Center is organizing Henry County’s participation in this award. The awards will celebrate the efforts of volunteers who strive to improve their communities through service.

One youth and one adult will be selected in Henry County to receive this prestigious award. Nominees will be judged based on the community’s need of the volunteer service performed, initiative taken to perform the service, creativity used to solve a community problem and impact of the volunteer service on the community.

Nomination forms can be picked up at the Chamber of Commerce office located at 2508 E. Wood Street or by calling 731-642-3431. Applications must be received by July 25th.

Recipients of the Henry County volunteer awards will be honored at the Governor’s Volunteer Stars ceremony in Nashville in October.

Volunteer Tennessee is coordinating the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award at the state level. Volunteer Tennessee is the 25 member bipartisan citizen board appointed by the Governor to oversee AmeriCorps and service-learning programs and to advance volunteerism and citizen service to solve community problems in the Volunteer State.