1st Awards Ceremony Night
May 31, 2023
5:30PM - 7:30PM
The Ballroom at Bellevue College Building U
Awards
There will be two tracks of honorees – individuals and organizations. Honorariums of $2,500 will be given to individuals and an honorarium of $5,000 will be awarded to 501c3 nonprofit honorees. A total of $40,000 will be awarded in 2022. Honorariums were made possible by donation from Amazon.
Objective and Outcomes
The objective of the Eastside Civic Leadership Award pilot program is to highlight and celebrate individuals, particularly from Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Native Hawaiian, Asian, immigrant, and refugee communities on the Eastside (Bellevue, Redmond, Sammamish, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, and Unincorporated Areas of East King County), who have applied their talent, skills, and passion to have an impact in their community, whether their work is on behalf of a nonprofit organization or as an individual.
How We Define Civic Leadership
We recognize that civic leadership takes many forms and doesn’t always have to be through traditional means or related to legislative or political processes. We define civic leadership as anyone, regardless of age, who took the initiative and dedicated their time, skills, talent, and passion to make an impact or improve the quality of life in a community, or to address a specific community issue.
Advisory Committee Members
During the first year of the program the advisory committee will serve as judges. After the first year, judges will comprise of a mix between previous honorees and members of the advisory committee.
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Nomination Guidelines
Nominees must live or work or volunteer on the Eastside (Bellevue, Redmond, Sammamish, Issaquah, Kirkland, Mercer Island, and unincorporated parts of East King County).
Nominees have inspired others through either their work, volunteerism, or advocacy efforts with diverse or underrepresented communities. This work is not limited to those serving through nonprofit organizations.
Nominees took the initiative to engage in impactful action, especially in times of need.
Nominees deployed creative or innovative solutions or ways to impact change.
Nominees’ actions have the potential to result in long-lasting change.