Due to high demand, the Local Hero category of the County Wicklow Volunteer Awards has been expanded to allow five local heroes to be honoured, one from each Municipal District – Arklow, Baltinglass, Bray, Greystones and Wicklow. To make a nomination, go to volunteerwicklow.ie/county-wicklow-volunteer-awards-2021/As well as the five local hero awards, categories include: volunteer team award; under 18 award, award for a member of the migrant, refugee, asylum seeker community; innovative community volunteering, and virtual volunteering award. There will also be a Covid-19 special projects award, and corporate volunteer award. The people of Wicklow volunteered a total of 34,407 hours between March and August last year, the worst months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The deadline for nominations for the local hero category is October 6 at 5 p.m.

Source: Irish Independent September 22, 2021 01:07 UTC