RE Sources is now Accepting Nominations for 2011 Environmental Heroes

RE Sources for Sustainable Communities seeks nominations for the ninth annual Environmental Heroes award banquet. Nominations will be accepted through July 1^st for outstanding work in environmental leadership, activism and volunteerism. Through these special awards, RE Sources honors the un-sung heroes of our community: those people who work dilligently to protect and improve our natural environment.

Nomination forms can be downloaded from the RE Sources’ website at www.re-sources.org. Nominations are due by Friday, July 1st.  Send your nominations to: RE Sources, Attn: Hannah Coughlin, 2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 or via email at HannahC@re-sources.org. Please avoid listing a former Hero, by checking the list of prior award recipients on the nomination form at www.re-sources.org.

The Environmental Heroes Awards Banquet is a community event, scheduled for Saturday, September 17^th at the Bellwether Ballroom. This year’s keynote speaker will be environmental activist and coordinator of the first Earth Day, Denis Hayes.

Ticket information, details about the event and the chosen Heroes for 2011 will be announced in early August on RE Sources’ website.