Making A Difference Awards - Volunteer Recognition within the community of multiple births

In every age, communities and national organizations have celebrated the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of their members. The volunteer recognition awards, “Making a Difference” has been established to acknowledge outstanding contributions and achievements within the multiple birth community.

The awards acknowledge our best… those people who have demonstrated excellence, courage or exceptional dedication to service in ways that bring special credit within the community of multiple births.

Honour Our Best

The Local, National and International awards were created for the express purpose of acknowledging our “unsung heroes”. Every day, selfless volunteers of all ages give extraordinary service to their communities, to organizations and to other individuals.  They donate their energies and resources, often for many years, without thought of award or compensation. The Making a Difference Awards is our way of thanking them for their contributions to the multiple birth community.  (see above for nomination form)

The Media award was created to thank a media outlet or journalist that went above and beyond over the last year to create awareness for multiple-birth issues locally or nationally.  (see above for nomination form)

The Dionne award was created to recognize an adult multiple(s) who has “made a difference” on behalf of the multiple-birth community.  (see above for nomination form)

In particular, we seek guidance to identify people who merit this award. Someone in your community may well be worthy of such acknowledgement. The appointment of a recipient to these awards is on the basis of their accomplishments that contributed to the betterment of the multiple birth community.

Criteria

Any individual who has provided extraordinary service is eligible for the award – they need not be members of Multiple Births Canada/Naissance multiples Canada. A clear statement of the reasons for the recognition should accompany nominations, including a summary of the nominee’s record of service and a list of dependable references.

Specifically, MBC has five awards available for consideration.

• MADA LOCAL to an individual who has displayed outstanding dedication or has been responsible for outstanding accomplishments of local significance in the field of multiple-births in a local community in Canada.
• MADA NATIONAL to an individual who has displayed outstanding dedication or has been responsible for outstanding accomplishments of national significance in the field of multiple-births in Canada.

• MADA INTERNATIONAL to an individual who has displayed outstanding dedication or has been responsible for exceptional accomplishments of international significance in the field of multiple-births with a Canadian element or impact on the Canadian multiple-birth community.

• MEDIA AWARD to an individual and/or newspaper, magazine, radio or television outlet that printed or aired a story in 2005/2006 which created awareness of multiple-birth issues, individual chapters, or spotlighted MBC and/or chapter initiatives.
DIONNE AWARD to adult multiple-birth individual(s) who through his/her/their actions have created a deeper awareness of the challenges faced by Canada’s multiple-birth children and their families and/or have made a significant impact on the multiple-birth community through their own personal efforts.

Award Committee

The Making a Difference Awards Committee carefully reviews every nomination, verifying the nature and quality of the nominee’s contribution. At its conclusion, a list of recipients is recommended to the Board. There is an appointment of three recipients every year. Generally, recipients receive this award at ceremonies during the Annual General Meeting and Conference.

How are the recipients of these awards chosen?

The process begins with a worthy candidate nominated by another person. If you look around your multiple birth community there are likely various people deserving of this award.

Making A Difference Awards

Send nomination form(s) (see top right for forms) via mail or email to:

Making a Difference Awards Chairperson
Box 9  RR #4
Rockwood, Ontario
N0B 2K0
Email: makingadifference@multiplebirthscanada.org

Without volunteers, there would be no Multiple Births Canada!!!

Go ahead…. nominate someone this year!!!