The Town of Cary will solicit applications for the Hometown Spirit Award in late August through early October.

In October, the Town Clerk invites individuals to a meeting to select one award winner. Examples of people who might be invited to this meeting include the following or any combination thereof: board/commission chairs or members; department directors; past award winners; other staff and citizens involved with other Town or community award programs; etc.

All nominees are publicly recognized at the November Town Council meeting; the one award winner is announced by the Mayor.

The one award winner and family are invited to attend the community Tree event in December and will be publicly recognized on-stage by the Mayor. Immediately following the tree lighting event there is a reception in the award winner’s honor.

SELECTION DETAILS

All nominee applications will be shared with the individuals who are invited to the meeting to select the winner, and they will individually review the information prior to the meeting. The clerk will schedule one meeting in October and the attendees who are present will select the winner.

AWARD/RECOGNITION

• All nominees will be invited to attend the November council meeting for public recognition. Each nominee application will be highlighted and the individual will be given a Certificate of Thanks. The Mayor will then announce the winner and present him/her with a plaque from the Town.
• All nominees will be recognized with a write-up on the Town’s Web site.
• Photos of the most recent winner with excerpt from nomination form may be displayed in a designated area at Town Hall. The winner’s name will be engraved on a perpetual plaque at Town Hall.

Past winners will be invited to all future December receptions, and they will be recognized.

The most recent past winners will be invited to the November council meeting and will be given a role to assist the Town Council in announcing the new winner.