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The Brookings Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for the 2023 Youth Award and Youth Ally Award. The nomination deadline for both awards is 5 p.m. on Monday, July 10.

Youth Award

The Youth Award is presented to an individual or a group of local youth that promote and/or contribute to human rights in the Brookings area and abroad. Activities the Commission is aware of that would be worthy of the Youth Award consideration include, but are not limited to:

• Collecting money for an organization or cause related to human rights
• Organizing an activity related to human rights
• Collecting food, clothing, personal hygiene items for local or national organizations

Since the Human Rights Commission hopes to recognize the creativity and uniqueness of our youth, it asks that students not be nominated for participation in class activities or pre-organized events. However, an additional activity that comes as a result of a class activity or pre-organized event would be a welcome nomination. To keep the awards timely, the Commission asks that nominations be limited to events that have occurred since June 2022. If you are nominating youth for participation in connection with a service agency, a letter on agency letterhead, dated and signed by the director, must accompany the nomination form.

Youth Ally Award

The Youth Ally Award recognizes an adult who has inspired local youth to become involved in human rights activities and initiatives, either locally or abroad. Some examples are serving as a mentor or providing financial support to a youth human rights project. The Youth Ally Award is an award for which someone in the community nominates an adult for special recognition.

Both Awards

These awards are an excellent opportunity to showcase our youth along with their allies. When completing the nomination form, please note two important things:

• Parent and/or guardian contact information is required for all youth awards. The Commission must notify both the youth and their parent/guardian. Nominations that do not supply this information will be considered incomplete and returned to the nominator as such.
• Late applications will not be accepted.

To obtain a nomination application, go to www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov/HumanRightsCommission. Or, contact the Brookings Human Resources office at:

Brookings City & County Government Center520 Third Street, Suite 230Brookings, SD 57006605-697-8668cbell@cityofbrookings-sd.gov

All nominations will be considered and reviewed by the Brookings Human Rights Commission. When the final selection has been made, the Commission will notify the recipient and the public.

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