Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award for Beaufort and Hyde counties and must be submitted by Feb. 16.
The awards program, created by the office of the governor in 1979, recognizes North Carolina’s most dedicated volunteers.
Through the years the award has been bestowed on thousands of North Carolinians who have shown concern and compassion for their neighbors by volunteering in their local community.
Each county selects up to 10 individuals, businesses, groups or teams and one paid director of volunteers to be recognized for their outstanding contributions to their communities.
One of the nominees will be nominated for the Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service, which is awarded to the top 20 volunteers in the state. A local committee evaluates the nominations.
Last year, islander Noel Goodwin received the Governor’s Medallion Award. Previous Ocracoke award recipients include Marci Mason, Jason Wells along with the Ocracoke Strong Kitchen team, Ivey Belch and John and Rauna Conner.
Nomination forms for Beaufort and Hyde counties are available online at this link: https://www.nc.gov/working/volunteer-opportunities/volunteernc/governors-volunteer-service-awards
The nomination form can be completed electronically or can be printed and mailed/emailed to the Beaufort-Hyde Partnership for Children.
Nominations can be made online or by downloading the nomination form in Word. The online nomination forms are available in español in MS Word. If using the nomination form, send the form to the county award coordinator. Online nominations will be sent to the county award coordinators. Please return the completed forms to Kris Bowen, Beaufort and Hyde County Award Coordinator, at kris@bhckids.org or mail to Kris Bowen at Beaufort-Hyde Partnership for Children, 979 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889 no later than February 16, 2026. For more information, please call 252-975-4647.
