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• 2009 AHVRP Annual Conference
  Distinguishing Our Profession, Discovering Our Spirit
  Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa
  Phoenix, AZ
  August 27-30, 2009
  Pre registeration Now Available!

The Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals (AHVRP) is identifying exceptional healthcare volunteer programs or services to be presented at the AHVRP Annual Meeting and Leadership Training Conference in Anaheim, California.

AHVRP will honor two Extraordinary Program Award recipients. This award is inclusive of all healthcare organizations that AHVRP represents. All AHVRP members are encouraged to submit a nomination for one of your programs.

The awards will be presented at the Extraordinary Program Awards Luncheon during the annual conference. This luncheon celebrates the award-winning programs and highlights each program's success and benefit to the service recipients, the healthcare organizations, and the volunteers providing the service. The AHVRP members submitting the selected programs will give a brief presentation during the luncheon.

Selections of the Extraordinary Programs are made by a special AHVRPcommittee. Programs submitted for review by the committee must meet the following criteria:

Submission Criteria
An Extraordinary Program is a volunteer program/service that has functioned successfully for at least three (3) yearswithin a healthcare organization or a community the organization serves. The program needs to be a unique and original idea. The AHVRP member submitting it must have been substantially involved in planning, implementing and coordinating the program. The program must demonstrate substantial benefit to the service recipients, the healthcare organization, and the volunteer(s) providing the service.

Programs may be submitted in any one of seven categories:

1. Promoting a Caring Environment
2. Change Management
3. Health Promotion
4. Volunteerism
5. Recruitment/Recognition
6. Fundraising
7. Special

Please note the category descriptions are included with the application.

To Apply:

1. To submit an application for an Extraordinary Program Award, applicants must be a current member of AHVRP
2. The attached application form must be completed, e-mailed or faxed to the Extraordinary Programs committee. (The committee chair's address is listed at the bottom of the application.)
3. Supplemental material such as volunteer service descriptions, press releases, brochures or letters of support may be submitted to support the application. All materials will become the property of the AHVRP and will not be returned.
4. Applications must be submitted to the Review Committee by the deadline (to be announced) and are limited to 10 pages.

Resubmission
Applicants who were not selected in previous years may reapply. To reapply, applicants must follow the steps for submission as described above.

Selection Process
The reviewers, a committee of the AHVRP Board, reviews all programs submitted and selects the program or programs to be designated as an AHVRP Extraordinary Program. Members of the committee, working independently, rank each entry in order according to the selection criteria - uniqueness, originality, broad appeal, benefit to the service recipients, the healthcare organization and the volunteer(s) providing the service. The selected entries are presented at the AHVRP Leadership Training Conference. Applicants will be informed about the status of their submissions prior to the conference.

	Fact sheet & application (Word)
	Committee
	2008 Recipients
	Archives