Affiliated Clubs - Nominations for 2010 Nature Vet Volunteer of the Year are now open.

Equestrian NSW Volunteer of the Year, Judy Sweeney, receives her award from Minister Greene Photograph:Alicia Birch

Dear ENSW Affiliated Clubs

As you are aware Equestrian NSW is promoting a program of volunteer recruitment, retention and recognition. As part of the recognition component of this initiative, Equestrian NSW is asking clubs to nominate volunteers for our Equestrian NSW 2010 Nature Vet Volunteer of the Year award, to be incorporated with Equestrian NSW Annual Awards held in February each year.

I would ask that you fill in the attached nomination forms and return to Equestrian NSW no later than 15^th December 2010  in order for your nominations to be reviewed by the selection panel.

What is a Volunteer?

A volunteer eligible for nomination must be someone who gives of their time freely to assist in the running of events or other activities for ENSW affiliated clubs or organising committees. People who are paid for their time or services are not considered volunteers – however this does not include reimbursement for costs incurred as part of their volunteer work.

The Nomination Process

Each discipline will acknowledge their volunteers annually. This means each year you may nominate one person from either your committee who volunteers their time or a person who is not on your committee but still volunteers for your club or event. A non-committee volunteer should also agree to be included on our volunteer database, managed by Equestrian NSW office. They are able to choose whether or not their contact information is made available to other clubs.

Who Chooses the Winners?

The selection subcommittee is made up of one representative of each of the six disciplines of Equestrian NSW, Equestrian NSW CEO and Equestrian NSW Sport Project Officer. This sub-committee selects one nominee in each discipline – i.e. a maximum of 6 annually, based on assessment of how well each nominee meets the published selection criteria (see attached).

I look forward to receiving your nominations as soon as possible. You can either use the forms attached or access via the Equestrian NSW website at www.nsw.equestrian.org.au For further information please contact Susie Burns on 02 9620 2660 or at susie@efansw.com.au

Equestrian NSW would like to thank Nature Vet for its generous sponsorship of this award.