NH DHHS - State Seeking Nominations for Senior Volunteer Awards
Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 05:21PM Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS) announces the nomination process is underway for the Joseph D.
Vaughan Awards. The Vaughan Awards are an annual effort aimed at
recognizing outstanding leadership and initiative among New Hampshire
senior volunteers. EngAGING NH and New Hampshire’s State Committee on
Aging (SCOA) are organizing this annual event.
“Senior volunteers are a vital part of our communities,” said Vaughan Award
Coordinator Roger Vachon. “Their work enriches the lives of others. It’s
important that we take the time to recognize the value of their service.”
The Vaughan Awards were initiated in 1962 in memory of Joseph D. Vaughan, a
New Hampshire legislator and an advocate on behalf of older residents.
Vaughan was instrumental in creating a state agency dedicated to the well
being of senior citizens.
The Vaughan Awards recognize individuals or couples over the age of 60 who
demonstrate outstanding leadership or meritorious achievement as volunteers
on behalf of New Hampshire’s older citizens. Nominees must be residents of
New Hampshire whose volunteer work is in New Hampshire.
EngAGING NH and SCOA will review all nominations and select one volunteer
or couple from each county to be honored. Each county’s winning volunteer
will honored during a Statehouse ceremony in Concord in May. Nominations
must be received no later than March 15, 2013. Nominations can be emailed
to engagingnh@yahoo.com or mailed to Vaughan Awards Committee c/o Roger
Vachon, 19 Centerwood Drive, Concord, NH 03301. For more information
contact Roger Vachon at 223-6903.
Awards, NH DHHS, Senior Citizens, Volunteerism