Nominations open for 2015 Pride Awards for young people

Nominations open for 2015 Pride Awards for young people

Do you know a young person who deserves a Pride Award?

The Pride Awards Trust is calling for nominations to be submitted for the 2015 greater Wellington region Pride Awards for young people.

The focus of the awards is on young people who are often unrecognised for their achievements. By rewarding their achievements, the Pride Awards Trust aims to give these young people the recognition they deserve and put them into the spotlight so that they can inspire their peers and the wider community.

The 2014 awards were a great success, with twelve deserving young people receiving awards in recognition of their achievements and contributions to the community. The awards meant a great deal to their recipients; Peyton Morete, recipient of a junior Creative Achievement and Innovation Award said “I feel more confident in what I do as a singer songwriter and I am very proud in myself” after receiving her award in 2014. Paris Lokotui, the recipient of the senior Youth Leadership and Team Work Award told the Trust that “this award has helped push me to achieve more and it has made me work even harder in everything that I do”.

A Junior (5-12 years old) and a Senior Award (13-17 years old) will be presented for each of the six award categories at the 2015 ceremony. The Award categories are: Youth Leadership and Team Work Award; Creative Achievement and Innovation Award; Community First Award; Courage in Adversity Award; Carers Award; Conservation and Environment.

This year, the Trust is introducing a Grand Prize for the Most Inspirational Young Person of the Year. The recipient of the award will be selected from the category winners.

To nominate a young person simply complete a nomination form on the Pride Award Trust website: www.prideawards.org.nz. Nominations close on the 31 July and are open to young people between the ages of 5 and 17 years old (as at 31 July), living in the Wellington region (including Kapiti and the Wairarapa).

The winners will each receive their awards and a prize package at the 2015 Datacom Pride Awards Ceremony which will take place on Sunday, 18 October 2015 at the Paramount Theatre.

To find out more, please visit www.prideawards.org.nz or www.facebook.com/ThePrideAwardsTrust or get in touch if you have any questions.

Ken Daniels
Chairman
Pride Awards Trust
Registered Charity Number: CC47613

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