Community Awards Committee

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Recognition will be given to individuals, groups, or individual members of groups who have considered Gravenhurst their home and/or whose area of volunteerism and/or achievement has been nurtured in the Town of Gravenhurst. The achievement must be “OUTSTANDING” in nature and must have occurred at a scope beyond the local level. The volunteerism must also be “OUTSTANDING” in nature and can have occurred at the local level, or beyond the local level. An individual who has acted as a Good Samaritan may be nominated for an award. The nominee must be someone who acted in a manner on their own outside of work.

Recognition will be given biennial (once, every two years) for the following categories;

A. Individuals who have demonstrated significant local, provincial, national or international achievement in a sport and can confirm that Gravenhurst has been their home.

B. Citizens (volunteers, coaches, officials, sponsors, etc.) who have made significant contributions to the development and/or sustainability of sport opportunities in Gravenhurst.

C. Local Teams that have placed first at Provincial, National or International championships.

D. Sports Memorabilia will not be solicited or intentionally collected on a permanent basis. The sports hall of fame provides several display cases which will showcase sports memorabilia to the community in the following manner:

• Share the stories and celebrate the achievements of athletes which on site facilities have been named in honour of: i.e., Terry Fox and Graeme Murray.
•  Provide interested community sports groups an opportunity to share their history and achievements by contributing to the hall of sports with an interactive and informative display (i.e. Minor Hockey, Baseball, Soccer, etc.)
• Allow for periodic displays commemorating local athletes and their story.
• Allow for periodic displays of those who have made significant contributions to local sport development by sharing their involvement.
• Provide space for temporary display of interesting and narrated sports artifacts.