The following is being distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:

Sport Newfoundland and Labrador is seeking nominations for the regional and provincial Frank W. Graham Memorial Award Volunteer of the Year.

Angela King, chairperson of the Volunteer of the Year Committee, stated that nomination forms were forwarded to the provincial sport governing bodies in mid-February and the winner of this year's award will be announced and the award presented during Sport Newfoundland and Labrador's Annual General Meeting Luncheon scheduled for May 4, 1996.

King explained the nominating process. She said: "Regional winners will be chosen from nominations received from our five regions of the province. The regions will include Northern (Labrador), Western, Central, Southern and Eastern. Each of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador's five regional directors will hold meetings in their area to determine a regional winner. The names of the regional winners will then be forwarded to the provincial committee, and through a voting procedure a provincial winner will be declared. During the Volunteer of the Year Luncheon each regional winner will receive a Volunteer of the Year framed certificate and the provincial winner will receive the Frank W. Graham Memorial Award."

King also said: "We are again requesting each sport governing body to nominate individuals, from all areas of the province, who they feel are deserving of this award. Individuals who can be nominated include those people who volunteer at the community, provincial, and national level. Volunteers can include such individuals as local league personnel, executive members, coaches, managers - anyone who is making an outstanding contribution to sport. This nomination is not limited to volunteers who gain notoriety at the provincial and national level."

Nominations will be accepted up to April 10, 1996, in order to permit time for the final selection process. Sport governing bodies who are interested in obtaining additional information about this year's nomination process can contact either their Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Director or the provincial office (709) 576-4932 or (709) 576-7493 (fax).

Contact: Angela King, (709) 729-3002 or Lynn Hindy, (709) 576-4932.

1996 03 29 3:45 p.m. ct