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Volvo for Life Awards Program Seeks Nominations of
Everyday

Heroes



Deadline: October 15, 2007



The Volvo for Life Awards (
http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com/ )

 is an annual search for and celebration of everyday
heroes --

 ordinary people who are making a positive difference
in the lives

 of others. In the 6th Annual Volvo for Life Awards,
three extra-

 ordinary citizens will receive a $100,000 charitable
contribution

 to the charity of his or her choice, with one going on
to receive

 the title "America's Greatest Hometown Hero."



Members of the public can nominate individuals making
valuable

 contributions to society in the areas of safety,
quality of life,

 and the environment. In additions, nominations may be
made for

 the Butterfly Award, which recognizes child heroes
(age 16 and

 under) whose actions are helping to make the world a
better

 place.



An online public vote -- from November 7, 2007, through
January

 7, 2008 -- will determine three finalists in each
category. Each

 finalist will receive $25,000 for the charity of their
choice and

 a certificate of merit. Finalists in the Butterfly
Award category

 will receive $10,000 for the charity of their choice
and a certi-

 ficate of merit.



A panel of distinguished judges will then select one
winner in

 each of the four categories. Winners in the categories
of safety,

 quality of life, and the environment receive $100,000
for the

 charity of their choice. The winner of the Butterfly
Award

 receives $25,000 for the charity of his or her choice.
One Grand

 Award winner (selected from the winners in the
categories of

 safety, quality of life, and the environment) receives
a new

 Volvo every three years for the rest of his or her
life. Winners

 will also have a starring role in a Volvo for life
Award docu-

 mentary and receive an all-expenses paid trip to New
York City

 as a guest of honor at our gala awards ceremony.



Nominees must be citizens or legal residents of the
United States,

 including territories of the U.S., or U.S. citizens
living abroad.

 Nominees for the Butterfly Award must meet the
aforementioned

 criteria and be age 16 or younger by October 15, 2007.
Organiza-

 tions and groups may be nominated, provided a single
individual

 is designated by name to accept any and all awards on
behalf of

 the organization or group.



To learn more or to nominate a hero, visit the Volvo
for Life

 Awards Web site. A Spanish version of the site is also
available

 through the same address.



RFP Link:

http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008406/volvoforlifeawards