An Award For Your Vision And Hard Work?

Introduction:
There's a whole lot of great work going on in Indy's urban neighborhoods. And now some of the best of the best will get the recognition they deserve -- thanks to an all-new awards program this October. This awards program will bring together new and existing awards sponsored by a number of community partners. The awards will be presented as part of a week of neighborhood celebrations that will culminate with Neighbor Power! A Gathering To Inspire Greater Indy Neighborhoods.

The Event:
Neighbor Power! will bring together hundreds of people from around the city who are interested in neighborhood improvement and community development. LISC Indianapolis, the Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiatives, and many others have coordinated the free gathering, which will include discussions and workshops on neighborhood issues on October 17. (Find out more here.)

The Awards:
The gathering will also feature an awards program on October 16 that will showcase some of the great things we're already accomplishing -- and you're invited to enter. The six awards include:

Connecting Community Award, sponsored by Neighbor Power! This award recognizes an institution, organization, or group of people that exemplify leadership, collaboration, and vision in their work to improve services, education, or cultural aspects of the quality of life of its neighborhood. This would include but not be limited to local mural project, job training program, neighborhood cultural event, etc. To nominate someone for this award, click here, or for more information contact LISC at sthomas@lisc.org.

Building Local Economy Award, sponsored by Neighbor Power! This award recognizes an institution, organization, or group of people that exemplify leadership, collaboration, and vision in their work to improve business diversity or economic aspects of the quality of life of its neighborhood. This would include but not be limited to farmer's market, hiring locally, eat/shop local, small business development, etc. To nominate someone for this award, click here, or for more information contact LISC at sthomas@lisc.org.

Inspiring Places Award, sponsored by Neighbor Power! This award recognizes an institution, organization, or group of people that exemplify leadership, collaboration, and vision in their work to improve safety, housing, or beautification aspects of the quality of life of its neighborhood. This would include but not be limited to crime watch programs, housing, neighborhood clean-up efforts, community/police partnerships, streetscape improvements, gateways, etc. To nominate someone for this award, click here, or for more information contact LISC at sthomas@lisc.org.

The Collaborative Spirit Award, sponsored by the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center (INRC). This award recognizes projects that involve partnerships between neighborhood organizations and schools, businesses, or other neighborhood organizations. To nominate someone for this award, click here, or for more information contact INRC at namccormick@inrc.org.

The Mayor's Neighborhood Award, sponsored by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB). This award will recognize achievements of residents engaged as volunteers in beautification and/or environmental improvement projects. To nominate someone for this award, click here, or for more information contact KIB at lfox@kibi.org.

The Carl J. Lile Partnership Award, sponsored by the Indianapolis Coalition for Neighborhood Development. This award recognizes the dedication and commitment of a community development leader in Indianapolis. The nomination process is internal and applications are not being accepted. Contact dfredericks@iaced.org for more information.
Get Involved
Apply for one - or more than one.
But do it now: the entry deadline for all award applications is August 24.
Good luck -- see you October 16!