Every year, the RCNR-DR accepts nominations for the Rotary Community Service Award. The purpose of the Award is to provide recognition and appreciation of individuals residing in the North Renfrew area (Deep River, Town of Laurentian Hills, Townships of Head, Clara and Maria) who have contributed extraordinary volunteer services to the communities of the North Renfrew area.

Two awards are presented each year. One award of a Paul Harris Recognition for "Service Above Self" may be made.

Recipients of the awards are selected by a Rotary Club committee from among the nominations received in response to a public announcement requesting nominations.

Names of the award recipients are announced before the presentation. The presentation of the awards takes place during the annual Rotary Community Service Awards Dinner, which is on Wednesday 30 November 2011 at the Bears Den (CLICK HERE for a map).

Nomination forms for the 2011 Community Service Awards can be accessed by the following links:

CSA 2011 Form (Microsoft Word 1997-2004 format)

CSA 2011 Form (rich text (RTF) format)

CSA 2011 Form (Adobe PDF format)

This year's dinner was held on October 20th, 2010. More than 50 people attended to recognize (from left in the photo that follows) Joshua Taylor-Fulton, Bill Bishop, Doug Champ and Peter Morris. Morris, Bishop and Taylor-Fulton received the Rotary Club’s annual Community Service Awards. Champ was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow of the charitable Rotary Foundation after fellow-Rotarians personally contributed to the Foundation in his name. The aim of the annual awards is to encourage appreciation of the important role of volunteers in building a strong and vibrant community.