The Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission and Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), the public wastewater treatment provider serving Alexandria, are seeking nominations for the 2023 Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award.
Donor Name: City of Alexandria
State: Virginia
City: Alexandria
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 03/17/2023
Details:
The Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award recognizes members of the Alexandria community who demonstrate a commitment to protecting the environment and preserving local natural resources.
The award honors an Alexandria resident, group, club, organization or corporate neighbor that demonstrates a commitment to protecting the environment and works to preserve local natural resources.
Nominations reflect environmental advocacy and stewardship that can include, but are not limited to protection of natural resources, energy conservation, environmental education and outreach, sustainability, water preservation and conservation, waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and clean air initiatives.
Criteria
Nominees for the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award must reside in the City of Alexandria for individual nominees. Groups, clubs, organizations, or corporate neighbor nominees must operate within the City of Alexandria. All nominees must demonstrate a direct impact on protecting the natural environment and its resources within the City of Alexandria.
Requirements
Submissions must include the following:
- The nominee’s name, address, and telephone number, or the key individual to contact if a nominee is a group, club, organization, or corporate neighbor.
- The name, address, and telephone number of the person nominating the candidate must be included.
- A brief, detailed description (500 words or less) of the nominee’s accomplishments and qualifications for the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award.
- By electing to accept the 2023 Ellen Pickering Environmental Award, the recipient grants permission to both AlexRenew and the City of Alexandria to use a photograph of their image for the purposes of promoting the environmental missions of the City of Alexandria and AlexRenew, as well as in promoting the award itself, both online and in print.
- The award recipient must be available to receive the award at the Del Ray GardenFest on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
For more information, visit City of Alexandria.
