Home Town Hero Award

The Canby City Council has established the Home Town Hero program as a means to provide official recognition from the City (or those individuals or organizations who, through their unselfish efforts, contribute in some significant manner to the quality of life in the community and/or to community betterment and the advancement of community goals and vision.

The award program is an ongoing process with nominations and recipients being recognized throughout the year. Award recipients will be presented with a certificate from the City in recognition of their specific deeds, actions or contributions to the Canby community which fall within three categories.

  • COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT -In recognition of volunteer service in activities which promote the welfare of the citizens of Canby and the Canby community.

  • COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP - In recognition of those individuals who have assumed a positive leadership tole in the community and whose leadership activities have resulted in the advancement of the goals of the community, the enhancement of the community's quality of life, economic vitality and or livability.

  • NOTEWORTHY CITIZEN ACTIONS -In recognition of act/acts of a private citizen which are above and beyond the normal responsibilities of citizens and that result in a positive event or outcome of benefit to the community. Such actions include acts of heroism, significant donations of financial resources to fund community programs or projects and other humanitarian acts.

In addition to the award recipient receiving a certificate from the City, a special plaque will be placed on display in City Hall with an engraved name plate of each recipient of the Home Town Hero Award.

 

Nominee Information
Nomination Information
List detailed examples of the nominee's contributions to the Canby community using the criteria listed above.
Upload three letters of support for the nominee from members of the community.
Files must be less than 12 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png txt pdf doc docx.

Eligibility for the Home Town Hero Award is not limited to residents of the community. Any nonresident whose actions meet the above criteria in any of the three award categories is eligible to receive the award.

Nominations will be reviewed by the Mayor and City Council as they are received. Recipients of the Home Town Hero Award will be officially recognized at a City Council meeting where they will be presented their certificates by the Mayor.

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