Nominations for Spirit of Public Health Award – March 30
Deadline is approaching for nominations from the public for McHenry County Department of Health’s (MCDH) 7th annual Spirit of Public Health Awards. In celebration of National Public Health Week (April 2-8), MCDH will present Spirit Awards to those individuals who help make their communities a healthy place but may not be recognized for their efforts. The deadline is Friday, March 30. Past winners have included volunteers, senior citizens, professionals and students in the following areas–‘
· Raising awareness for a chronic illness
· Community service to needy children
· Recycling efforts at a clinic
· Role model for teens against tobacco use
· Devotion to animal welfare at a local shelter
· Helping seniors with home repairs
· Providing mental health/pet therapy for at-risk youth
Nominations should be in short story format (a limit of 100 words) and can be submitted by email (daquackenbush@co.mchenry.il.us), fax (815-334-4635) or mail (McHenry County Dept of Health, Attn: Spirit Awards, 2200 N Seminary Avenue, Woodstock IL 60098). A flyer for the Spirit Awards is posted on the MCDH webpage www.mcdh.info along with winners from previous years. Spirit Award recipients and their nominators will be invited to attend the MCDH Public Health Breakfast on April 16 at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock.
Please direct questions to Debra Quackenbush, Community Information Coordinator/PIO at 815-334-4456 or daquackenbush@co.mchenry.il.us.
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