Nominations
Open for 2010 Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Awards
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month September 15
– October 15, Mayor Annise Parker and the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory
Board will host the 2010 Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Awards. Nominations
are now being accepted for this year’s awards. Applications are
available online at http://www.houstontx.gov/specialevents/hispanicheritage.html.
Click on the link to the 2010 Hispanic Heritage Awards Nominations. The
deadline is July 15, 2010.
“Houston has a diverse and broad base of volunteers,”
said Mayor Parker. “Many of these volunteers go above and beyond the
call of duty, giving freely of their time or their financial generosity.
The Hispanic Heritage Awards allow us to recognize some of the
individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward improving the
quality of life in the Hispanic community.”
There are five award categories: Community Activist,
Education, Lifetime Achievement, Public Safety and Youth Activist. All
applications must be accompanied by biographies and 500 word narrative
statements highlighting the service provided by the nominees. The award
recipients will be selected through a process conducted by the appointed
Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Awards Committee. The winners will be
announced on October 7.
All winners will be presented with an award at the
kick-off celebration. Recipients also will be presented consecutively
with a mayoral proclamation in their honor at Tuesday City Council
sessions throughout Hispanic Heritage Month.
