Volunteers play a vital role in the success of most not-for-profit agencies and have a significant impact on the quality of life in our community. Is there an individual in your nonprofit organization who, without compensation has made a significant, long time contribution of his/her time and talent to make your organization better and our community a better place to live? If so, the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) would like to offer the opportunity to local nonprofits (with the IRS designation 501(c)(3)) to nominate them for a very special award. One adult will be selected as the MCCF 2026 Volunteer of the Year Award and one youth will be selected as the MCCF 2026 Peggy Herzog Youth Volunteer of the Year award winner.
All nominees will be recognized and the winners announced at MCCF’s annual meeting on Thursday, May 21 at 4:30 p.m. The organizations that nominate the winners will receive $1,000 in honor of the winner. The winners will each receive a personal plaque and their names will be added to a perpetual plaque displayed at the Foundation. Nominations are due by April 7 at 5 p.m.
To ensure that the award is shared throughout the community, winners will not be selected from a particular agency in consecutive years and both winners (youth and adult) will not be named from the same agency in the same year. Each agency may nominate just one individual, even if volunteers work in different capacities for each award. Family members and spouses of current board members and staff of MCCF are not eligible for nomination.
While volunteers will say that their reward is the satisfaction of helping others, we think they deserve a bit of recognition too. Any questions about the award or the nomination process can be directed to Cheryl Keim, MCCF Grants & Community Relations Director at 362-1267 or cheryl@mccf-in.org.
The 2025 MCCF Volunteer of the Year was Jessica Bokhart, nominated by Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society. The 2025 Peggy Herzog Youth Volunteer of the Year was Liam Venis, nominated by the Youth Service Bureau’s Nourish Program.