Get Involved!/awards

==Insights==
===Nominate a friend of colleague for the Get Involved! Awards===
We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the Pittsburgh Service Summit on April 22. For details and to register please visit http://www.facebook.com/l/467ec;www.bakerleadership.com Also, please send any nominations to Tom at tbaker@bakerleadership.com There are six categories, all detailed below. Please note which award you would like to nominate them for and why you feel this person would be deserving of this award. THANKS!
====Get Involved! Man of the Year====
The Get Involved! Man of the Year will be a community leader who is an active and passionate member of non-profit boards and organizations and who gives his sweat equity to improve our community and help others.
====Get Involved! Woman of the Year====
The Get Involved! Woman of the Year will be a community leader who is an active and passionate member of non-profit boards and organizations and who gives her sweat equity to improve our community and help others.
====Get Involved! Male Rising Star Award (18-25 years old)====
The Get Involved! Male Rising Star will be a college student, graduate student, or young professional who gives his time and talent to worthwhile causes both inside and outside of work and school.
====Get Involved! Female Rising Star Award (18-25 years old)====
The Get Involved! Female Rising Star will be a college student, graduate student, or young professional who gives her time and talent to worthwhile causes both inside and outside of work and school.
====Dr. Tom Baker Community Leader Award====
The Dr. Tom Baker Community Leader Award will be presented in honor of the memory of Dr. Thomas A. Baker, who was a teacher within the Pittsburgh Public Schools throughout his entire professional career before passing away in 1991. Baker was a teacher, author, coach, board member, and even utilized his creative talents as emcee of talent shows and as mascot of the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The Dr. Tom Baker Community Leader Award will go to a passionate, energetic, and positive community champion who makes an impact and helps others in a myriad of ways.
====“The Patty Award”- Patty Verostko Award for Child Advocacy====
Patty Verostko has spent her lifetime helping children. She became the first woman elected to the Jewish Community Center Baseball Hall of Fame for her volunteer efforts as a coach. Verostko has worked for a number of non-profits and programs and always puts the best interest of children first. The winner of “The Patty Award” should share this commitment to children and passion for improving their lives.
Submit nominations to Tom at tbaker@bakerleadership.com by March 14, 2010