Here’s your chance to nominate an outstanding individual for the Golden Hand Award! This award has been awarded to more than a dozen individuals or organizations benefiting deaf people since its inception in 1979.

Rules:

1. Any individual or organization that has made a substantial contribution to the betterment of the Utah deaf community may be nominated.

2. Individuals must not have received pay for the volunteer work. Organizations must not have paid individuals to do volunteer work.

3. Programs under the auspices of an agency with a paid staff may be nominated, but the extent of salaried activities must be clearly indicated on the nomination statement.

4. Volunteer activities must have been performed within the state of Utah.

5. Screening committee members may not submit nominations.

6. Individuals and groups may submit as many separate nominations as desired.

Deadline:  All nominations must be in the hands of the Golden Hand Award chairman, Rob Kerr, by March 31, 2011 to be considered.

Click here for the Golden Hand Nomination Form (PDF).

Click here to view former winners of the Golden Hand.