Franklin Tomorrow Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards Feb. 18
The community is invited to come together on Wednesday, Feb. 18, to join as volunteers and organizations in numerous categories are honored as part of Franklin Tomorrow’s 19th annual Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Franklin Theatre in Historic Downtown Franklin.
Doors will open at 5 p.m., and thanks to the generosity of partners, including presenting partner Williamson Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Services, there is no cost to attend this year’s event, but RSVPs are requested at https://events.humanitix.com/2026ftvolunteerawards.
More than 40 nonprofits, other organizations and individuals submitted nominees for the awards, which carry a cash prize to the nonprofit of the recipients’ choice.
With the significant number of nominees in this year’s awards, visit www.franklintomorrow.org or click the links below to see nominees in the following categories: Emerging Leader, Youth Initiative, Volunteer Spirit, Civic Group, Corporate Achievement Award, and Individual Corporate Achievement.
Also, a special In Memoriam program will honor community leaders, volunteers and individuals who have passed away over the last year.
Franklin Tomorrow will also present additional awards, including the Anne T. Rutherford Exemplary Community Volunteer Award and the Charles M. Sargent Leadership Award. Franklin Tomorrow Board Chair Peggy Kidd will also have awards.
Each award carries a cash prize to the nonprofit of the recipients’ choice.
In addition to Williamson Memorial, Franklin Tomorrow wishes to thank Buerger Moseley Carson, PLC; and the following elected officials for their support — County Mayor Rogers Anderson, Property Assessor Brad Coleman, County Clerk Jeff Whidby, Trustee Karen Paris, Register of Deeds Sherry Anderson, Circuit Court Clerk Debbie Barrett, Juvenile Court Judge Sharon Guffee, District Attorney Stacey Edmonson, Sheriff Jeff Hughes, and Juvenile Court Clerk Margaret Mahew. Franklin Tomorrow’s Sustaining Partners, Atmos Energy, PAPE-DAWSON and Williamson Health, also support this event. State Sen. Jack Johnson is also a partner in the awards.
It is not too late to be a sponsor and those interested can email CEO Mindy Tate at mindy@franklintomorrow.org.