FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2009
Nominations Due April 30
The Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities is seeking nominations for three annual awards that honor local residents and organizations.
- The John Duty Collins III Outstanding Advocate Award recognizes an individual who has advocated for persons with disabilities. The award comes with a $500 donation in the recipient’s name to an organization of the recipient’s choice that contributes to the promotion of equal opportunity for persons with disabilities.
- The Community Organization Grant provides up to $1,000 in assistance to a nonprofit organization in the City working to remove barriers and extend services to persons with disabilities.
- The Gerry Bertier Scholarship awards a merit-based scholarship worth up to $1,500 to a student with a disability who seeks post-secondary education. Residents of the City and students at schools located in the Alexandria are eligible. The Scholarship was established in honor and recognition of the accomplishments of Gerry Bertier, a T.C. Williams High School graduate, who became severely disabled after he co-captained the Titans in their fabled 1971 football season.
Nominations must be submitted by April 30. To find the nomination form, visit alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/humanrights/awardsNotification.pdf. The Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities, along with Mayor William D. Euille and the members of the Alexandria City Council, will present the winners with their awards at a reception to be held in the Vola Lawson Lobby at City Hall on Tuesday, June 23. For more information, reasonable accommodation, or an alternative format contact Mike Hatfield at mike.hatfield@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3148, 711 TTY.
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