Below you will find all the bios of the nominees for the 14th Annual Exemplary Community Volunteers, presented by Grange and USI, broken down by category.
Corporate Volunteerism Award:
Youth Initiative Award:
Emerging Leader Award:
Neighbor To Neighbor Award:
Volunteer Spirit Award:
Nov. 17, 2020 — Franklin Tomorrow has been including an in memoriam section in the Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards program for the last three years, with hopes of recognizing individuals who forged paths others have followed as an example to their own form of servanthood. This year was definitely a challenging year for this section.
We lost so many great community leaders and citizens in the last year from July 2019 through early September 2020. Below are the obituaries of the individuals included in the 2020 Franklin Tomorrow Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards In Memoriam section.
The more than 60 people that we are honoring during this segment exemplified the varied acts of service and kindness that make Williamson County such a great place to call home. There are many more who could have been included, but we offer these as a sampling. As Elvis Presley is reported to have said, “Do something worth remembering.” We think they did.
In conjunction with Williamson Memorial Funeral Home and Friends of Franklin Parks, a memorial paver will be placed at the entrance to the arena at the Park at Harlinsdale with the names of each of this year’s honorees.
Laura Lucille _Sweet_ Alexander
PowerPoint is available below:
Williamson County is blessed with individuals of all ages and companies and groups of all sizes who give unselfishly of themselves to make our community a better place. Consider nominating them for one of many awards given as part of Franklin Tomorrow’s 14th annual Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards.
The ceremony will be held Tuesday, November 17 at Rolling Hills Community Church. The event will be a virtual event and will be live streamed on Franklin Tomorrow’s Facebook page, YouTube channel and website. The nomination deadline is Thursday, October 15, 2020. Additional information can be found in the online nomination form available below. To request a complete nomination packet and form, send an email to carly@franklintomorrow.org.
“In this year of unprecedented challenges Franklin Tomorrow is so excited to be able to honor the amazing volunteers that have shown us that even in times of hardships, the Franklin community has so many gracious individuals that are here to help others,” Franklin Tomorrow Executive Director Mindy Tate said.
Awards are presented in a variety of categories to individuals, businesses and civic groups, with one new award this year. Being added this year is the Neighbor To Neighbor Award, which will be given to an individual or organization that has shown extreme generosity to its neighbors and has exceeded expectation in terms of giving back to the community.
“USI and Grange Insurance are thrilled to be the presenting partners for this year’s Volunteer Awards,” USI Vice President Patrick Baggett said. “We are looking forward to showcasing the great volunteers that call Franklin home and appreciate the community for continuing to show its volunteer spirit throughout a difficult year.
USI and Grange Insurance are the generous partners in presenting the Volunteer Awards. For more information on being a partner, email mindy@franklintomorrow.org.
2020 Volunteer Awards Nomination Packet
In addition to the filled out form, please include:
•A one-page statement describing the service of the nominee(s), including how many hours of volunteer time the nominee(s) have logged in 2020 and the value of the nominee(s) volunteerism. Nominations will not be accepted without this. • Digital photo of your nominee(s) for event promotion is REQUIRED.