{"id":6581,"date":"2020-05-19T08:49:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T08:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=6581"},"modified":"2020-05-19T08:49:42","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T08:49:42","slug":"2020-newcastle-volunteer-service-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/05\/19\/2020-newcastle-volunteer-service-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Newcastle Volunteer Service Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations have now opened for the 2020 Newcastle Volunteer Service Awards and Novocastrians are encouraged to nominate a special volunteer for recognition.<br \/>\nFederal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon, who delivers the awards, said volunteers had made a huge difference to the Newcastle community during the coronavirus crisis.<br \/>\n\u201cDespite the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown at us, I have been incredibly heartened by the surge in community volunteering efforts to ensure that no one in Newcastle is left feeling isolated and alone,\u201d Ms Claydon said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe spontaneous creation of neighbourhood groups and the overnight transformation of local cafes into community kitchens and corner stores has been life-saving for many. Novocastrians demonstrated that, when the going gets really tough, we come together to support each other.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Claydon said that nominating an exceptional volunteer only takes ten minutes.<br \/>\n\u201cIf you want to nominate a volunteer for recognition just visit\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharonclaydon.com\/volunteerawards2020\">www.sharonclaydon.com\/volunteerawards2020<\/a><\/u><\/strong>\u00a0and follow the link to the\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/3F3LJJM\">online nomination form<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<br \/>\n\u201cNominations close on Friday 7 August 2020.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Claydon said that the nominated volunteers would be recognised at a special awards event.<br \/>\n\u201cVolunteers are the lifeblood of our community, but too often they don\u2019t get the recognition they deserve,\u201d Ms Claydon said.<br \/>\n\u201cAs always, at the end of the selection process, I will host a presentation ceremony to celebrate the incredible contribution of these dedicated volunteers to our community. While the final shape of this ceremony will necessarily be determined by the health orders of the day, all Award recipients, and those that nominated them, will be invited to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations have now opened for the 2020 Newcastle Volunteer Service Awards and Novocastrians are encouraged to nominate a special volunteer for recognition. Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon, who delivers the awards, said volunteers had made a huge difference to the Newcastle community during the coronavirus crisis. \u201cDespite the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/05\/19\/2020-newcastle-volunteer-service-awards\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2020 Newcastle Volunteer Service Awards&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}