Yoshiyama Awards Honoring Youth Community Service

Posted by on January 21, 2005

Nomination Process Open for Yoshiyama Awards Honoring Youth Community Service
Deadline: April 1 (Annually)

The Hitachi Foundation presents the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community each year to ten high school seniors from around the United States in honor of their community service activities.

The award recognizes exemplary service and community involvement rather than academic achievement. Activities must foster longer-term community change and be focused in socially and/or economically isolated communities.

The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000. Recipients are invited to participate in a special award ceremony in Washington, D.C., and a retreat with other awardees.

High school seniors from the United States and U.S. territories are eligible to be nominated for the award.

The Hitachi Foundation accepts nominations annually from people directly familiar with the nominee’s social contribution such as community leaders, service providers, teachers, school principals, or members of the clergy. Self-nominations and nominations from family members (parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles) will not be accepted.

See the Hitachi Foundation Web site for complete awards program information and nomination materials.

RFP Link: <a href="http://hitachifoundation.org/yoshiyama/">http://hitachifoundation.org/yoshiyama/</a>

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit: <a href="http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml">http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml</a>