Neighborhood Relations

Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Neighborhood Champion Award

“I appreciate every City resident who has donated their time, talent and resources to improving our quality of life. Through hard work, unprecedented partnerships and a shared vision we’ve set our City on course for a better tomorrow for everyone who lives here, works here, or chooses to raise a family in Orlando.” - Mayor Buddy Dyer

Mayor Dyer values the contributions that neighborhood volunteers make to improving the quality of life in our City. In recognition of the many unsung heroes that work hard to keep their neighborhood a great place to live, Mayor Dyer has created the Neighborhood Champion Award.

Tom Golay - 2011 Recipient

Mayor Dyer will present the Neighborhood Champion Award at his annual Neighborhood and Community Summit held in the spring of each year.

Eligibility

Any City of Orlando resident who has consistently had a positive impact in their neighborhoods through their volunteer efforts. Neighborhood organizations, Citizen for Neighborhood Watch (CNW) groups and individuals are encouraged to nominate outstanding volunteers. Individuals or organizations may nominate more than one volunteer or self nominate. Nominee must be 18 or older.

Criteria

The neighborhood volunteer(s) chosen for this award must demonstrate exemplary dedication and commitment to neighborhood improvement and sustainability. Each nominee is judged based on the nominee’s:

contribution to the quality of life in the neighborhood
impact of that contribution in the neighborhood
Nominee must be at least 18 years of age

Nomination Deadline

Nominations may be submitted throughout the year by completing the online nomination form and emailing it to neighborhoods@cityoforlando.net. The nominee’s efforts need to occur between February 1 to February 1 the following year. The City of Orlando will contact the nominator and the nominee after the selection process is held.

The deadline for application submissions is February 1, 2013. The Neighborhood Champion Award will be presented at the Neighborhood and Community Summit on February 23, 2013.

In addition to the completed nomination form, supporting documents related to your nomination such as photos, flyers, etc. may be emailed to neighborhoods@cityoforlando.net or mail to:

Office of Communications & Neighborhood Relations
Re: Neighborhood Champion Award Nomination
P.O. Box 4990, Orlando, FL 32802-4990

Please call the Office of Communications & Neighborhood Relations at 407.246.2169, if you have questions.

Thank you for taking the time to recognize someone for their efforts!