Nominations Open for Pontiac Community Awards
(PDBA Press Release, March 2, 2016)

Pontiac, MI – For the fifth year in a row the community of Pontiac, organized by the Pontiac Downtown Business Association (PDBA), honors volunteers and organizations that help make the community shine.  The honors go out to those who participate in activities specifically in downtown as well as throughout the City of Pontiac.  Downtown Pontiac is the gateway to the city for many, as the place they most often see when they visit Pontiac.
The annual event has become a tradition for the community to come together to honor volunteers and angels that give the city spirit.  Nine award categories are handed out for Design, Volunteer of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in the Community, both Youth and Senior Awards, as well as recognition of a Service Group, Municipal partner, and Community Partner award.  The organization also honors someone every year at the event with the President’s Award for an incredible partnership and commitment to the community.  PDBA volunteers have donated over 60,000 hours of their time since 2011 towards recovery, celebration, and programming that positively affect our great city.  With the PDBA’s efforts and all the rest of the volunteer organizations, that’s an amazing amount of volunteer effort donated to the City of Pontiac.
NOMINATE VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer nominations are being accepted for this year’s awards.  Nine categories are open to both individuals and organizations.  Many of the nominations are open to volunteers throughout Pontiac, and a few awards are specific to Downtown.
Individual award nomination categories include:
Outstanding Achievement Award
For any individual that has made a major milestone, or created a new path for recovery for their community or the City.
Community Volunteer Award
Any individual that stands on their own as an incredible volunteer for their continued efforts in the community.
Senior Award
Any Senior that has achieved a major milestone for themselves or their community.
 
Organizational award nomination categories include:
Partner Award
Any Pontiac Downtown Business Association (PDBA) partner which has impacted the downtown, or the PDBA to grow the City’s downtown or integrated it better into our community.
Service Group Award
Any for-profit or non-profit organization that has provided key services needed in our community affecting either residents or businesses.
NOMINATE HERE
VOTING WILL BE CLOSED AFTER Thursday, March 31, 2016.
SAVE THE DATE
The community of Pontiac and the Pontiac Downtown Business Association invites guests for an evening of fun and appreciation at the Pontiac Community Awards.  Save the date for April 20th when the awardees will be announced.  Tickets will be available online soon.  Tables and individual seats will be available if your organization would like to attend at a discount.
Sponsors for individual awards are also being accepted.  If your business or organization would like to participate and say thank you to our volunteers, consider a sponsorship opportunity.  For sponsorship opportunities please email DowntownManager@PontiacDBA.net.  Enjoy seeing the Spirit of Pontiac as we have for the past four years on the faces of volunteers as we thank them for all that they do.
To nominate go to: http://www.pontiacdba.com/#!Help-honor-those-who-make-the-city-shine/c6tk/56c20a370cf2fe0269b144f4.