Deadline extended to nominate Idaho Brightest Stars

October 12, 2016

Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteering, has extended the deadline to accept nominations for the annual Brightest Star Awards, a program recognizing outstanding Idaho volunteers in a variety of categories. With all the outstanding volunteers here at the north end of the state, there should be quite a few Boundary County nominations to be considered! Nominations will be accepted through October 21, 2016 at ServeIdaho.gov. Idaho's Brightest Stars celebrates the outstanding dedication and accomplishments of Idaho volunteers in the categories; individual, student aged 19 years and younger, veteran, senior citizen 55 years and older, business, organization, and teacher/professor. Nominees and winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Boise on January 18. Nominees must be Idaho residents who have performed volunteer service in 2016. Companies must conduct business in Idaho to be eligible. If the company’s headquarters are out of state, local affiliates must be engaged in local volunteer activities. Individuals may submit more than one nomination per category or in multiple categories. A Serve Idaho panel will review nominations, and Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little will select the winners in each category. He will also present the awards at the ceremony.