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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">2022 Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards Open for Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards recognize individuals, businesses and organizations for outstanding efforts on behalf of Oregon heritage, drawing public attention to these efforts, and raising the quality of heritage‐oriented activities.
Awards will be presented during the 2022 Oregon Heritage Conference, April 27‐29. The awards are presented by Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department that houses the Oregon Heritage Commission and the Oregon State Historic
Preservation Office.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Oregon Heritage Excellence Awards honor those that have made the most of available resources and skills and are given for exceptional and meritorious work by organizations, businesses or individuals. Nominations are encouraged for organizations
and projects of all sizes and heritage purposes and for volunteers and professionals from all heritage sectors. The Sally Donovan Award for Historic Cemeteries will specifically be awarded for excellence in work preserving Oregon historic cemeteries.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Action over and above the ordinary call of duty is an award prerequisite. Special consideration is given to the development of new ideas, approaches and innovations. The mere fulfillment of routine functions does not justify an award. Previous
award winners will be honored a second time only if their new work represents a major improvement above the level for which they were previously honored. View past award winners and projects
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/awards.aspx#one">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>NEW!</b> This year we are adding a category for standout volunteers in heritage organizations. We recognize that volunteers are the backbone of heritage preservation work in Oregon and want to celebrate those standout volunteers that
have contributed their time and skills to help your organization persist and thrive. This new category gives us a chance to help you celebrate your standout volunteer at the state level with a certificate and inclusion in a compilation video of all those submitted.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Nomination Deadline and Package</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The deadline for nominations is <b>January 27, 2022, 11:59 p.m</b>. Nominations will be submitted online using our grant application system.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe MDL2 Assets",serif"></span> Apply on our grant application system: <u><span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://oprdgrants.org/">https://oprdgrants.org/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe MDL2 Assets",serif"></span> Instructions for the online application process:
<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/awards.asp"><span style="color:#4472C4">https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/pages/awards.asp</span></a><u>x#one</u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For More Information</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For questions and more information, contact Katie Henry, Oregon Heritage Coordinator, at katie.henry@oregon.gov or (503) 877‐8834.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Share your photos of Oregon’s heritage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #oregonheritage.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted at
<a href="mailto:heritage.info@oregon.gov">heritage.info@oregon.gov</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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