Nominate a Champion Who Makes a Difference
We know Medina County has great champions for people in the developmental differences community, but we want to hear from you! Now is your chance to nominate an advocate or community ally for one of the Medina County Board of DD’s Stand Out Champion Awards.
How do you nominate someone?
Anyone can nominate someone by completing and submitting this online nomination form OR by printing out a nomination form found at the bottom of this page to return in the mail or to scan and email. Those who are selected as “Stand Out Champion” award recipients will be announced and recognized during DD Awareness Month each year in March.
Awards will be given in the following areas:
Advocate Award: An individual with a developmental difference, who displays outstanding advocacy in the community (examples: public speaking, volunteering, mentoring, etc.).
Large Business Award: A large business (50+ employees) that does the most with/for people with developmental differences.
Small Business Award: A small business (1-50 employees) that does the most with/for people with developmental differences.
Community Inclusion Award: A person/group/pubic figure that makes a big impact for the DD community through programs, initiatives and/or awareness and inclusion efforts.
Nominate Your Favorite Stand Out Champion!
Printable Stand Out Champion Nomination Form
NOTE: While nominations are taken all year round (March 1 through February 28)- only those submitted by February 28 of each year will be consider for that year’s awards.