Diocese of Westminster 'Love in Action' Volunteering Awards 2024

We are delighted to welcome back the Diocese of Westminster ‘Love in Action’ Volunteering Awards! This is a great opportunity to nominate those volunteers you know of who you think deserve an award for their commitment and dedication to voluntary service. With a number of categories to choose from, we are confident you will find one for your exceptional volunteer/s.

Nominations close on 30th June!

To make a nomination, please complete the form below.

Please note: the form accepts one nomination. If you wish to nominate more than one person or volunteer team, please submit one nomination at a time. If the form ‘disappears’ after submitting the first nomination, please refresh the page to bring it back. Contact cvs@rcdow.org.uk if you require any assistance.

Diocese of Westminster ‘Love in Action’ Volunteering Awards 2024

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Please use this form to nominate outstanding volunteers in the five award categories. You may nominate individual volunteers or groups of volunteers. You may submit more than one nomination. They can be for the same or different categories. This form can only accept one nomination per category. For additional nominations in the same category, please submit them separately. Please note: You cannot nominate a member of your family or anyone who won an award in that category before. Runners-up in previous years, however, can be nominated again.

The five categories are: School Social Action Award, Parish Social Action Award, Young Volunteer of the Year Award, St Thérèse of Lisieux Award and Ron Palmer Lifetime Achievement Award.

Your Details

Name of person nominating

Email Address

Contact number

Name of the parish, school or charity that you are affiliated with

Your position in the parish, school or charity

(for example parish priest, teacher, school chaplain, volunteer, parishioner)

Address of the parish, school or charity

(this is where certificates will be delivered to)

Award Categories

Please choose the category you would like to nominate for.

Award Category

1. School Social Action Award

You can nominate an individual or a team of volunteers.

Nominee name/s

Please explain what makes your nominated individual or team special and why they deserve to receive an award for outstanding social action volunteering. Please include how you think they practice one or more values of Catholic Social Teaching in their volunteering and what difference the volunteer/volunteer team has made. Include the number of unique beneficiaries, if known. (400 words max.)

What is Catholic Social Teaching? The Catholic Church has a long history of social teaching, guiding us on how to actively respond to God’s call to work towards a common good. The values of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) are found at the heart of the gospel. They include the dignity & equality of each person | community & participation | preferential option for the poor | solidarity & peace | dignity of work |care for creation.

Please provide an example or case study (anonymised) to support this nomination. Please note: this form does not support file uploads. Photos and / or video material in support of this nomination may be sent to cvs@rcdow.org.uk (optional)

Has your nominated individual or team developed in their volunteering role? If so, please tell us how (200 words max.)

2. Parish Social Action Award

You can nominate an individual or a team of volunteers.

Nominee name/s

Has your nominated individual or team developed in their volunteering role? If so, please tell us how (200 words max.)

3. Young Volunteer/s of the Year Award

You can nominate any individual or team of volunteers under the age of 25. No minimum age requirement.

Nominee name/s

Please tell us how you know the nominated volunteer or team of volunteers

Has your nominated individual or team developed in their volunteering role? If so, please tell us how (200 words max.)

4. St Thérèse of Lisieux Award

“Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, or even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.” St Thérèse of Lisieux. This Award recognises volunteers whose exceptional commitment to voluntary service does not fall into any of the other categories. This category is open to all. This award is for an individual or a team.

For example, a nominee could carry out ‘typical’ parish volunteering roles like flower arrangers, church cleaners, committee members, repository, hospitality, or choir leader. Or it could be someone who does lots of little jobs with great love. You can nominate anyone who has served a parish, charity or community group with great dedication. For exceptional long term service, the ‘Ron Palmer Lifetime Achievement Award’ is another option. If you are not sure, please get in touch at cvs@rcdow.org.uk.

Nominee name/s

Please tell us how you know the nominated volunteer or team of volunteers

Please explain what makes your nominated individual or team special and why they deserve to receive an award for outstanding dedication to volunteering in the community (parish/charity/community group). Please include what difference the volunteer/volunteer team has made. If applicable, please include the number of unique beneficiaries, if known. (400 words max.)

Has your nominated individual or team developed in their volunteering role? If so, please tell us how (200 words max.)

5. Ron Palmer Lifetime Achievement

This award recognises outstanding volunteering over a long period of time. To be eligible for this award, volunteers must have served for at least 10 years. You can nominate an individual who is still volunteering or someone who has fairly recently (since January 2023) retired from volunteering.

Nominee name

Please tell us how you know the nominated volunteer

How many years has the nominee been volunteering? (please only use digits in your answer)

Please explain what makes your nominee special and why your nominee deserves to receive a lifetime achievement award for volunteering. Please include what difference the volunteer has made? (400 words max.)

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