The Community Builder of the Year Award Ceremony planned for today, October 27, 2011 has been postponed. The Department will announce a new date in due course.
The Community Builder of the Year Award is an annual award that honours heroes and heroines and recognises their efforts at improving the quality of life of their communities in areas like education, health, sport and recreation, environment and crime prevention. The project is a Nation Building project and was started 20 years ago by the late Dr Aggrey Klaaste.
The Deputy Minister of Social Development Ms Maria Ntuli will be delivering the key note address at the Awards Ceremony and be handing over the awards to the finalists. She will be accompanied by the Premier Ms Hazel Jenkins and the MEC for Social Development Mr. Alvin Botes.
Objectives of Community Builder of the Year (CBOTY):
- To encourage a spirit of volunteerism and nation building by recognising and celebrating the contribution of diverse individuals, groups and institutions towards the upliftment of South African communities.
- Acknowledge community workers for their outstanding work and sacrifice -irrespective of race, colour or creed - all members of our rainbow nation.
- Identify and highlight those community workers who freely give of their time and efforts to uplift their communities and set an example for others to follow.
- Recognise corporations that make positive contributions to the upliftment of their communities.
- Encourage other community members to uplift themselves in the same manner as these role models.
The awards will be held as follows:
Date: Thursday 27 October 2011
Time: 16h30 - 17h00
Venue: Jim Summers Hall, Long Street, Kimberley
For further enquiries please contact:
Mr. Tebogo Mokae
Cell: 082 719 1142
