Know an outstanding volunteer? Resource council wants your nominations

The Voluntary Resource Council of P.E.I. is calling for nominations for its sixth annualOutstanding Volunteer Awards in November.

For several years, the VRC has been honouring the work of volunteers in the Island community.

"We thought it was an opportunity to showcase some of the people who give back so incredibly to their communities," SylvieArsenault,manager at the Voluntary Resource Centre, toldIsland Morning.

"This province could not run without volunteers."

Send your nominees to the VRC

Any organization can nominate someone, she said.

"Volunteers do such an incredible amount of work to support our communities. We wouldn't have those communities the way they are if we didn't have those people."

TheVRC is asking for submissions to includethe full name of thenominee and what they've given back to their community.

Contact theVoluntary Resource Council with your nominee.

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