Alaska’s first lady Rose Dunleavy is accepting nominations for the 2019 First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n
The awards are an annual tradition started by then-Alaska first lady Bella Hammond to recognize and pay tribute to a special group of volunteers that have made an extraordinary contribution to our communities and state.<\/p>\n
“It will be a special honor for me to present these awards to Alaskans who are selfless, caring and have made a perceptible and meaningful difference in the lives of other Alaskans,” said Dunleavy. “Each one of the recipients has an inspirational story to tell and I look forward to sharing those stories with all Alaskans when the winners are announced this spring.”<\/p>\n
Nominations for outstanding volunteers are being accepted beginning now through March 8. Nominations can be submitted online at volunteerawards.alaska.gov<\/a> or by using hard copies which are available to pick up in person at the governor’s offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks and Palmer. <\/p>\n The First Lady’s Volunteer Awards ceremony and luncheon will be held at the governor’s mansion in Juneau this spring.<\/p>\n