Join us for the 37th Annual Mary Catherine Strobel Volunteer Awards!

Here in Middle Tennessee, the volunteer spirit is strong. Join Hands On Nashville and the Strobel family as we celebrate our volunteer heroes who selflessly give their time and talent to improve our community. 

This year, we will announce the award recipients at a celebration on May 12 at Marathon Music Works surrounded by family, friends, and community supporters. Award recipients will receive $1,000 to donate to the charity of their choosing, and the remaining award finalists will also receive $250 to donate.

Check back in March when we announce the nominees, and vote for your favorite finalists this April!
 

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2023 Strobel Volunteer Awards Categories

Direct Service — Youth: Recognizes individuals who contributed significant volunteer time, energy, and/or resources in 2022 to help the community. Volunteers ages 5-20 are eligible for this award.  

Direct Service — Adult: Recognizes individuals who contributed significant volunteer time, energy, and/or resources in 2022 to help the community. Volunteers ages 21-59 are eligible for this award.  

Direct Service — Older Adult: Recognizes individuals who contributed significant volunteer time, energy, and/or resources in 2022 to help the community. Volunteers ages 60 and up are eligible for this award.  

Group Volunteer Service: Recognizes any group of two or more individuals who volunteered together in 2022 for a specific issue or cause. Some group examples are faith-based, civic, membership, and corporate.   

Capacity-building: Recognizes individuals who provided significant operational or administrative support in 2022 to a nonprofit agency, faith-based ministry or community organization, or developed an innovative approach to significantly improve an existing program.

Social Justice Impact: Recognizes individuals whose volunteer work in 2022 was centered on dismantling or calling out systemic injustice or oppression and lifting up disenfranchised communities. 

Disaster Preparedness and Response: Recognizes individuals who made a significant contribution to disaster relief, preparation, or mitigation and prevention in 2022.

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Strobel Volunteer Awards Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for a 2023 Strobel Award? The 37th Annual Mary Catherine Strobel Volunteer Awards celebrates Nashville-area volunteer service performed during 2022. Individual volunteers and volunteer groups are eligible to be nominated. 

How many nominations can I or my nonprofit/company/group make? As many as you'd like! Just make sure you're nominating in the best category for the service described.

Can I nominate myself or my group? No, but you can lobby a friend or loved one to nominate you or your group. 

I volunteer with my spouse or partner. Can we be nominated together? We love couples who volunteer! Couples should be nominated either individually in one of the categories for individual volunteers, or they can be entered together in the Group Volunteer Service category. 

What about volunteers who receive payment or benefits for their service? Award nominations are open only to volunteers who do not receive payment or benefits in exchange for their service. Employees who began the year as volunteers for their organization and were hired on later are eligible to be nominated for the portion of their service that was voluntary, and not considered employment. Please be sure to clearly explain the situation in the nomination form!

What if I'm not sure what category a nomination should be in or I have a question not answered on this page? We are happy to help talk you through it! Email hon@hon.org.