Volunteer Recognition
Thank you for recognizing a Marion County volunteer for their service in 2024.
The nomination portal for the 2025 Volunteer Awards will be available sometime after June 2025. Check back here for updated information.
Marion County Board of Commissioners recognize outstanding volunteers with annual volunteer awards. Volunteers are recognized in 5 categories: Outstanding Youth Volunteer of the Year (age 14-17 yrs), Advisory Board Volunteer of the Year, Outstanding Department Volunteer Award (18+ yrs), Commissioner Mary Pearmine Outstanding Volunteer Group Award, and the Judge Rex Hartley Volunteer of the Year Award. Anyone may nominate a county volunteer or group for this annual recognition! Nominations will be accepted through 5:00pm, Friday, March 28, 2025 April 4, 2025.
2024 Volunteer Award Information Sheet.pdf
MC Volunteer Award Recipients 2019-2023.pdf
VolunteerNom2024 Poster.pdf
2024 Award Criteria:
Youth Criteria 2024 Awards.pdf
Dept Criteria 2024 Awards.pdf
Adv Board Member Criteria 2024 Awards.pdf
Pearmine Criteria 2024 Awards.pdf
Hartley Criteria 2024 Awards.pdf
Preview the digital nomination form: 2024 Nomination Form PDF.pdf
About the nomination portal: Each narrative question is on its own page, and your content will be saved when you hit the "next" button. If your browser window remains open, you can toggle back and forth between pages up until the point you submit your nomination form. Specifically, you can edit your submission up until you check the final question "Yes, I am ready to submit my nomination". You will see a confirmation screen if you have successfully submitted a nomination.
Each year the Board of Commissioners recognize our volunteers for their outstanding service to a county department, division or program. On July 10th Commissioners Kevin Cameron and Colm Willis, with help from Sheriff Hunter, honored volunteers for their outstanding service in 2023. Nominees and their guests, nominators, and department leadership joined us to recognize the following volunteers for their dedication and service to others. Congratulations to the nominees and award recipients!
Volunteers are recognized in 5 categories:
- Youth Volunteer of the Year: Jake Taylor, Sheriff's Office, Search & Rescue Team
- Outstanding Division/Department Volunteer
- Ledona Morrison, Community Services, Dog Services
- Lori Henry, District Attorney's Office, Victim Assistance
- Meda Duggan, Justice Court
- Eleonore Bode-Lemming, Legal Counsel, Law Library
- Advisory Board Member of the Year: Sherry Bensema, Health & Human Services, Ambulance Service Area Advisory Committee
- Commissioner Mary Pearmine Outstanding Volunteer Group: Sheriff's Office, Search & Rescue Team
- Judge Rex Hartley Volunteer of the Year: Kevin Parnham, Community Services, Dog Services
Thank you Marion County Volunteers!
