Marie Curie Cancer Care
Volunteer
Achievement
Awards
Nomination Form for 2011
“
The small effort of submitting the nomination form
made a really significant difference to our hospice, our
volunteers and to our patients. Nominating Carol boosted her
confidence and acknowledged to everyone in the Newcastle
Hospice the great contribution she makes to the team.
Gill Satterley, Service Development Nurse from the Marie Curie Hospice, Newcastle
www.mariecurie.org.uk
”
Celebrating
the contribution
of our volunteers
How to make a
nomination
To nominate someone you believe
deserves an award simply complete
and return the nomination form
attached, selecting the most appropriate
nomination category.
Nominations are welcome from both
employees and volunteers. Any individual
or group that has volunteered for
Marie Curie Cancer Care is eligible
to be nominated for a Volunteer
Achievement Award.
If you would prefer to submit
your nomination by email an online
nomination form can be downloaded
from the Marie Curie Cancer Care
intranet.
The closing date for receipt of
nominations is the July 15, 2011.
Please think widely and generously
when making your nominations.
The following information should be
noted:
• People can not nominate themselves.
• Volunteers who do not win an award
will not be contacted.
• It is entirely the decision of the
nominator if they wish to inform
the individual/group that they are
nominating them for an award.
• Unless specified as a group or
team category, no more than three
volunteers may be put forward per
nomination. Nominations which exceed
this limit will not be considered.
When making your nomination please
provide us with as much background
information as possible. It is important
that the judges are able to picture the
person you are nominating.
Please feel free to supply additional
information, including photos, with your
nomination.
The judging panel
All applications will be judged on a
national basis in September. The ultimate
decision as to who will receive the
awards will be made by a judging panel
comprised of Marie Curie Cancer Care
volunteers and supporters of the charity.
Awards ceremony
The awards will be presented in December
2011 at a national ceremony in London.
The ceremony provides an opportunity to
gather all the award winners together to
honour their achievement and celebrate
the contribution of all Marie Curie Cancer
Care volunteers.
Judging process
Your nomination will be judged against
three criteria: effort and enthusiasm,
impact and benefit, and exceptional
contribution. When completing your
nomination form it is important that
you try to demonstrate as much of the
following as you can:
Every year Marie Curie Cancer Care
relies on the support of thousands
of volunteers who freely contribute
their time, skills and experience in
a multitude of ways, so that we
can provide care to patients and
families.
Effort and enthusiasm
Volunteers act as charity
ambassadors and help to raise the
vital funds that keep our services
running. They extend the care that
we provide in our hospices and in
the community. They are the high
street face of the charity in our
shops, and offer behind the scenes
support in our offices.
• The individual’s/group’s enthusiasm
in volunteering for the cause
• The ongoing effort made by the
group/individual
Impact/benefit
• How the individual/group has
responded to a specific need
• How their voluntary contribution
has made a difference to
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Exceptional contribution
• That an exceptional contribution has
been made by the individual/group
• Their contribution has provided an
inspiring example for others.
The judging panel may select up to two
winning nominations in each award
category (one in group award categories).
Nominators will be informed of the
decision of the judging panel in
October 2011.
Only with support from volunteers
can Marie Curie Cancer Care
continue to provide more care
for patients and families. We are
honoured to be able to recognise
and celebrate the extraordinary
support that Marie Curie Cancer
Care receives from volunteers
through these
annual awards.
Volunteer
Achievement
Award
categories
The Volunteer
Achievement Awards
provide a fantastic
opportunity to give
thanks to all Marie
Curie Cancer Care
volunteers and
to highlight the
extraordinary variety
of ways in which
they support our
work. I am delighted
that we are able
to celebrate our
volunteers in this
way.
Ruth Bravery, Director of Volunteering,
Marie Curie Cancer Care
The winners will receive a specially
commissioned Caithness Glass daffodil
paperweight.
Outstanding
Outstanding
Contribution
Contribution
– Volunteering
– Charity Wide
with Patients,
Carers and Families
There will be two awards in this category:
Individual Award
This award will recognise an individual
who has made an outstanding
contribution in a role which involves
working directly with patients, carers
and families in a Marie Curie Hospice
or in the community.
This award will be presented to an
individual that has made an outstanding
contribution by devoting their time and
energy to voluntary activities in more
than one role or area of the charity.
Team Award
This award will be presented to an
outstanding group of volunteers who
work together as a team to deliver care
or support directly to patients,
carers or families.
Pictured: Edinburgh Hospice
complementary therapy
team – Winner in the Team
Award category Outstanding
Contribution – Volunteering with Patient,
Carers and Families in 2010.
Pictured:
Aidan Campbell, Alan Mackay
– Winners in the category
Outstanding Contribution –
Charity Wide in 2010.
Volunteer
Achievement
Award
categories
Outstanding
Contribution
– Shops
Exceptional
Young
Volunteer
Outstanding
Contribution
– Supporting
Marie Curie
Cancer Care
There will be two awards in this category:
This award celebrates the contribution of
a volunteer, under the age of 25 years,
who has made a real difference through
their voluntary activity demonstrating
exceptional enthusiasm, dedication and
commitment to Marie Curie Cancer Care.
There will be two awards in this category:
Shop Volunteer
This award will be presented to
an outstanding individual whose
contribution has made a significant
difference to the Marie Curie Cancer Care
shop in which they volunteer.
Shop Team Award
This award will recognise a dynamic
group of volunteers who contribute over
and above the normal call of duty. The
nomination must demonstrate how they
have worked together as a team and
helped in achieving a shop’s targets.
Pictured: Anne Devine,
Shop Volunteer, Marie Curie
Cancer Care, – Winner in the
award category Outstanding
Contribution, Marie Curie Shop
Volunteer in 2010.
Individual Award
This award will be presented to an
individual who has made an outstanding
contribution in an administrative or
support capacity. They keep the cogs of
the charity turning, often working behind
the scenes and could be located in any
area of the charity from an office to a
hospice kitchen.
Team Award
This award will distinguish a driven and
motivated group of volunteers who have
made an outstanding contribution in
supporting the charity.
Often working behind the scenes, they are
like a ‘backbone’ to the area they support,
making a momentous difference to the
charity, wherever located.
Pictured:
Abigail Allen, Jake McMillan
– Winners in the award
category Exceptional
Young Volunteer in 2010.
Pictured: Gwynnne Hall and
Dr Hari Seth, – two winners
in the category Outstanding
Contribution – Supporting
Marie Curie Cancer Care in 2010.
Volunteer
Achievement
Award
categories
Exceptional
Volunteer
Fundraiser
Exceptional
Fundraising
Group
Exceptional
Corporate
Volunteering
This award recognises outstanding
fundraising effort and success in the
community. The award will be presented
to an individual who has made an
exceptional contribution, raising funds
and the profile of the charity, through
their fundraising activity.
This award will be presented to a
fundraising group that has formed with
the particular purpose of fundraising for
Marie Curie Cancer Care in a passionate
and imaginative way. As a group they
work together in either a formal or
informal way to organise a range of
fundraising events and activities on
behalf of the charity.
This award recognises the contribution
that employees from companies of
all sizes make to Marie Curie Cancer
Care by volunteering their time and
skills. The award will be presented to
an outstanding individual or group of
volunteers from the same company who
have given up their time to make an
exceptional contribution to the charity.
The nomination must demonstrate the
impact of the individual or corporate
group’s activity on the charity.
Pictured:
Nicholas Graham-Smith,
Community Fundraising
Volunteer – Winner in the
award category Exceptional Volunteer
Fundraiser in 2010.
Pictured:
Bolton Fundraising Group –
Winner of the Exceptional
Fundraising Group category
in 2010.
Pictured:
Karen Dick, Natalie Murphy,
Paterson SA – Winner of the
Exceptional Corporate
Volunteering category in 2010.
Volunteer
Achievement
Award
categories
The Above and
Beyond Award
in memory of
Sir Bill Cotton
Bernard and Diana
Robinson Special
Commendation
This is an award to recognise
exceptionally committed individuals in a
position of public prominence who have
used their status and personal networks
to advance and promote the charity’s
cause at every opportunity. The award
will be presented to someone who has
taken Marie Curie Cancer Care under their
wing, going ‘above and beyond’ what
would normally be expected of them in
their support for the charity. Awards will
only be presented in this category where
an exceptional commitment has been
demonstrated.
The Bernard and Diana Robinson Special
Commendation honours the lifetime
achievement of a volunteer who has
shown outstanding loyalty and dedication
to Marie Curie Cancer Care. This award
will be presented to an individual who has
worked tirelessly and selflessly to support
Marie Curie Cancer Care over many years.
They will be an avid supporter of Marie
Curie Cancer Care and single minded
in their dedication. There is no limit
on award recipients in this category however awards will only be presented
where immense dedication has been
shown.
Pictured: Donald Storie
– Award recipient in the
category Above and
Beyond in memory of
Sir Bill Cotton in 2010.
Pictured: Bobby
Hetherington – Award
recipient in the category
Bernard and Diane
Robinson Special Commendation
in 2010.
Nomination form
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Volunteer Achievement
Awards 2011
v lunteer
with Marie Curie Cancer Care
I would like to nominate
PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS
Name of individual/group:
Their address:
Postcode:
Phone:Email:
* For group nominations please complete the name and address of the main contact person.
On an additional piece of paper please list the names of all the group members and their length of involvement.
Category of award
I am nominating the individual/group for an award in the following category: (please tick only one box)
Bernard and Diana Robinson Special Commendation
Outstanding Contribution – Volunteering with Patients, Carers and Families (Individual Award)
Outstanding Contribution – Volunteering with Patients, Carers and Families (Team Award)
Outstanding Contribution – Marie Curie Shop Volunteer (Individual Award)
Outstanding Contribution –Marie Curie Shop Team (Team Award)
Outstanding Contribution – Supporting Marie Curie Cancer Care (Team and Individual)
Outstanding Contribution – Charity Wide
Exceptional Young Volunteer
Exceptional Volunteer Fundraiser
For further information
Exceptional Fundraising Group
please contact Jo Takyi on:
Exceptional Corporate Volunteering
020 7091 4146
The Above and Beyond Award in memory of Sir Bill Cotton
or email:
[email protected]
Details about you
Name:
Your address:
Postcode:
Phone:Email:
Signed:
Date:
Are you a Marie Curie Cancer Care: (please tick)
Employee Volunteer
Other ________________________________
please specify
PTO
Reason for nomination
How long has the individual/group been volunteering with Marie Curie Cancer Care?
Please explain what kind of the voluntary work the individual/group is involved with.
How did the individual/group become involved in volunteering for Marie Curie Cancer Care?
Charity reg no. 207994 (England & Wales), SC038731 (Scotland) P149
Why do you feel this individual/group deserves recognition?
Pleaseprovideclearandconciseinformationthatdemonstrateswhattheindividual’s/group’smainachievementshavebeen,how
they have made a difference to Marie Curie Cancer Care and why they would be a worthy recipient of an award.
Please continue on an extra sheet if necessary and feel free to attach additional information and
photos to your nomination.
Once completed please post or email to: Josephine Takyi, National Volunteering Coordinator,
Marie Curie Cancer Care, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP. [email protected]
The closing date for receipt of applications is July 15, 2011.
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free,
to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice
of dying at home, supported by their families.
www.mariecurie.org.uk