Seniors and Elders Service Award Program

Seniors and Elders are making a difference every day in St. Albert. The Seniors and Elders Service Award Program was formalized through council policy C-CS-24 to recognize their valuable contribution to our community, and to encourage formal and informal volunteering, civic participation and service to seniors in the city.

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Award Criteria and Timeline

The Seniors and Elders Service Award Program relies on residents or organizations nominating residents.

Criteria has been established for nominations to determine the award recipients, which includes the following:

Nominees must reside in St. Albert or have made a significant impact in St. Albert within the last five years.
Nominees shall be recommended based on their extraordinary service or contribution to the city as a senior or for the benefit of seniors, which service or contribution is recognized as being remarkable, going 'above and beyond', and a significant dedication of time and talents.
This could be formal volunteering with an organization and/or service or informal contributions in the community.
Nominees must be 55 years or older or have served seniors/elders in St. Albert.

Nominations can be submitted online or in person throughout the year with a deadline of March 1.

The Seniors Advisory Committee shall serve as the selection committee and forward its recommendations to council following the March 1 deadline.
Recommendations will be made to council in April or May.
An award presentation will be held annually in June if at least one nominee is successful.

Recipient Recognition

Each year at the beginning of June when the mayor reads the Seniors Week proclamation, they will formally acknowledge the recipients by name and with a token of recognition. This recognition could occur during a council meeting or at a community event.

Nominations

Nominations can be submitted online, by mail or in person.

Online: Nominate online using the Seniors and Elder Service Award Nomination Form below.
By mail: Download/Print a nomination form and mail it to:
- City of St. Albert Community Services
  5 St. Anne Street
  St. Albert, AB
  T8N 3Z9
In Person: Fill out a nomination form at the front desk of Community Services at St. Albert Place

Seniors and Elders Service Award Nomination Form

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Contact Information

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Full Name

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Phone

Nominee Information

Who are you nominating and why?

Nominee Name

First and last name of the person you're nominating.

Vital Status

Is the person you're nominating alive or deceased?

Alive
Deceased

Nominee Address

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Nominee Phone

Nominee Email

Relative Name

First and last name of the relative/contact person for the posthumous nominee.

Relative Address

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Relative Phone

Relative Email

Nomination Criteria

What criteria does the nominee fulfill: 

Nominee is a St. Albert senior/elder (55+) resident who has provided extraordinary contributions or service to the community of St. Albert within the last 5 years. 
Nominee is a person (under 55) who has provided extraordinary service or has given their time and talents to the benefit of a senior or seniors in St. Albert within the last 5 years.

Nomination Details

Nominations should include as much detail and information as possible to support the application. Information should include and answer the following:

A brief history and introduction of the individual.
Years of service to the community.
Nominee’s contribution to the community and/or contribution to seniors in St. Albert.
How did the nominee impact the community? 
Why is this contribution worthy of an award?

Reasons for Nomination

Tell us about who you're nominating. Explain why this person is deserving of this award.
(max words: 350)

Supporting Text

Supporting Documentation

*Optional: If you have documentation that supports the application, highlighting the nominee's contribution and impact on the community, please upload them below. (examples: newspaper articles, awards, videos, impact statements, etc.)

Documentation

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