2009 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards
Sponsored by Dominion and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Instructions:
The Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards are open to any group, individual, program, company, or organization located and working in the following Western Pennsylvania counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland.
Nominations may be made by the person or persons involved in the activity, or by a third party.
Important: Each nomination is limited to four (4) typed, one-sided, double-spaced, 81/2 x 11"pages, and must provide responses to the following five questions. Please include the question with your responses.
1. What environmental need within the community or organization did the nominee address?
2. What kind of solution did the nominee develop to address the identified need? Describe any unique or innovative aspects of the initiative, particularly any special challenges overcome as part of the implementation and/or outstanding creativity involved.
3. What effect or impact did the nominee have on the environment? (Base your answer on environmental benefits related to community awareness, environmental quality, the local economy, public policy, technical contributions, etc.) Include in your response the scope or breadth of this impact within the community or organization.
4. What specific examples, data, or other evidence demonstrate the environmental effect or impact described above?
5. What other pertinent information about this nominee would you like the judges to consider?
In addition, all nominations must be accompanied by one (1) letter of support from someone outside the nominee's organization who is familiar with the success of the nominated activity; this letter must be written by someone other than the nominator. This letter should explain the impact of the nomination, its environmental significance or benefit, and its relevance in meeting a specific need.
Please submit completed nominations by February 18, 2009.
Nominations may be submitted online by clicking here.
OR you may mail (postmarked by February 18, 2009) submissions to:
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
2009 Western PA Environmental Awards Program
22 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
To access a printable version of the nomination form and instructions, click here.
No photos or suppporting materials will be considered in the judging process.
Winners of the Western Pennsylvania Environmental Award each receive:
- $5,000 cash award designated to the nonprofit organization of their choice
- Custom-framed commemorative photograph commissioned by local photographer
- Two complimentary tickets to the Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards Dinner
- Media recognition of your program and award
- Copy of the Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards program video
- Commemorative poster of their winning project
- Recognition and a full description of your winning project in the dinner program
Please call 412-481-9400 if you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours.
If you have questions or need further clarification, please contact Sally Tarhi, Awards Program Manager at wpea@pecpa.org, or call 412-481-9400.
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Dominion have the right to review and deny any application that is not appropriate or that does not meet the nomination requirements.
Employees, their immediate families, and programs of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Dominion are not eligible.