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For immediate release.
Jan. 4, 2011
Contact: Bryan Warner, N.C. Center for Voter Education, 877-258-6837

Call for Nominations: Outstanding Citizen

RALEIGH – The N.C. Center for Voter Education is now accepting nominations in the category of “Outstanding Citizen” for its 2011 Spectrum of Democracy Awards.

Nominees for the award might be teachers, volunteers, business leaders, students or anyone else making a positive difference for North Carolina’s democracy.

Nominations can be submitted to and should include the name of the person submitting the nomination, along with his or her contact information.  Also to be included is the name of the person being nominated and reasons why the nominee would be a worthy recipient of the award.

Nominations can also be submitted by mail:

ATTN: Spectrum of Democracy
N.C. Center for Voter Education
3933 Arrow Dr.
Suite 101
Raleigh, N.C. 27612

All nominations are due by Jan. 28. Full details are available online at ncvotered.com/spectrum or by contacting the N.C. Center for Voter Education toll-free at 1-877-258-6837.

“There are many citizens whose vital contributions to our democracy often times go unnoticed,” said Damon Circosta, executive director of the N.C. Center for Voter Education.  “This award is a way to recognize their important work and hopefully inspire all of us to do our part to strengthen our community and state.”

The individual selected as “Outstanding Citizen” will join public servants and journalists honored at the 2011 Spectrum of Democracy Awards, to be held Feb. 24 at the Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel. Event tickets are available for purchase at ncvotered.com/spectrum.

Last year’s “Outstanding Citizen” was Kevin Hight, a civic teacher and student council advisor at Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville who has instilled the value of engaged citizenship in thousands of North Carolina students.

The N.C. Center for Voter Education is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping citizens fully participate in their democracy.

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