FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 12, 2025
Loudoun Cares Seeks Nominations for 2025 Outstanding Volunteer Awards
Celebrating Volunteers across Loudoun County
LEESBURG, Virginia (March 2025) – Loudoun Cares is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2025 Outstanding Volunteer Awards (OVAs) are now open. Award categories include adult, senior, youth, and specialty. The annual awards recognize Loudoun County’s volunteers for their outstanding contributions in making our community a place residents want to live, work, and enjoy. This is the ONLY event in Loudoun County that honors these everyday heroes across the wide variety of nonprofits serving our County.
Mark your calendars and join Loudoun Cares as we celebrate individuals and teams who have made a meaningful impact through volunteerism in Loudoun County in 2024. We will be recognizing the OVA winners for their dedication and service throughout Loudoun County at the annual Outstanding Volunteer Awards reception to be held at the National Conference Center on May 1, 2025. Tickets are $45/pp and can be purchased here.
For more information, to purchase tickets, or inquire about sponsorship opportunities, visit our 2025 OVA Event page or contact volcenter@loudouncares.org.
“This is one of the most uplifting events that we hold each year,” says Ronni Allen Ward, Loudoun Cares Board Chair. “The stories submitted about the nominees are truly inspiring. It is amazing how much unpaid volunteers can contribute to the success of an organization. We are honored to celebrate the volunteers that make Loudoun nonprofits grow and prosper, in turn strengthening our community.”
If you know someone who was an inspirational volunteer during 2024 in Loudoun County, please consider submitting a nomination. Nominations are due by March 14, 2025. Information and applications are found here.
The 2025 Outstanding Volunteer Award categories are:
- Adult Categories (19 to 60):
- Outstanding Adult Public Safety Volunteer
- Outstanding Adult Volunteer
- Outstanding Adult Volunteer Team
- Senior Categories (over 60):
- Outstanding Senior Public Safety Volunteer
- Outstanding Senior Volunteer
- Outstanding Senior Volunteer Team
- Youth Categories (18 & under):
- Outstanding Youth Public Safety Volunteer
- Outstanding Youth Volunteer Team
- Outstanding Youth Innovator
- Gabriella Miller Outstanding Youth Award
- Specialty Categories (no age restriction):
- Outstanding Community or Civic Organization
- Outstanding Corporate Volunteer Team
- Outstanding Volunteer Team
- Outstanding Volunteer Project
- Outstanding Project Leader
- Outstanding Veteran Volunteer
- Outstanding Nonprofit Board
- Judy Hines Service of a Lifetime
- Board of Supervisors District Volunteer Awards
About Loudoun Cares
Loudoun Cares is a Leesburg-based nonprofit serving the Loudoun County community for the past 20 years through its information & referral ConnectLine and Online Volunteer Center. The ConnectLine specializes in connecting people in need with resources, information, or referrals to local services and support providers. Loudoun Cares’ Volunteer Center is the county’s only online portal connecting volunteers with local nonprofits in need of support. The Center currently has over 330 nonprofits registered and receives between 80-100 new volunteer registrations each month. In 2024, Loudoun Cares helped fill 2248 volunteer opportunities across the County.
For more information about how to volunteer or to request volunteers, please visit www.loudouncares.org/volunteer/ or call 703-669-2351. If you or someone you know needs help finding resources in the community call 703-669-4636.
