The Cameron Award forOutstanding Community Collaboration 2012 Winner -- Tualatin Valley Gleaners In partnership with numerous organizations and businesses – including Oregon Food Bank, Hands On Greater Portland, Beaverton Farmers Market, St. Vincent DePaul, and the City of Beaverton – Tualatin Valley Gleaners is a supplemental food program. It is unique in its approach however, with a focus on individual responsibility and dignity. It is ironic that in Washington County, a place of agricultural abundance and individual and corporate wealth, people of all ages go hungry. A related health concern is the nutritional consequence of consuming poor quality, low-cost food. Collaborative efforts spear-headed by Tualatin Valley Gleaners, a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) organization, work to address both of these critical problems. Read more here... CAMERON AWARD INTENT AND HISTORYSince 2005 the Cameron Award has been presented annually to organizations and individuals that embrace collaboration and epitomize a commitment to working across multiple sectors of the community. The Award is named after Charlie Cameron to honor his leadership and to inspire others to embrace the collaborative vision he repeatedly demonstrated. Mr. Cameron was Washington County Administrator from 1986 to 2005 and was a founding Board member of the Vision Action Network. In 2012, the VAN Board of Directors will present one award to a collaborative effort. This is a change from previous years and the Board believes it is better aligned with the mission of the Vision Action Network. New criteria have been established as described below. VAN will NOT make awards to individuals or individual organizations in 2012. Past Cameron Award Winners 2011: HopeSpring: Lutheran Community Services Northwest, Domestic Violence Resource Center, LifeWorks NW, and Community Action 2010: Tom Brian, Chair Washington County Board of Commissioners (Individual); Sonrise Church (Organization). 2009: Annette Evans, Washington County Housing Services (Individual); Community Partners for Affordable Housing (Organization); Adele Hughes, Providence Health & Services (Emerging Leader); Dr. Joseph Christy, Retired Director Juvenile Services. 2008: Dave Nutt, Clean Water Services (Individual); Intel - 4H Tech Wizards, (Organization), Lifeworks NW/Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Clinic (Organization); Kim Marshall, Good Neighbor Center (Emerging Leader).
2007: Linda Moholt (Individual); Good Neighbor Center (Organization); Linda Nilsen-Solares (Emerging Leader)
2006: Sabino Sardineta (Individual); Jackson Bottoms Wetlands Preserve (Organization); Wendy Dorival, (Emerging Leader)
2005 (inaugural awards): Charlie Cameron (Individual); Washington County Board of Commissioners (Organization)
AWARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAThe nominee must be a collaborative program, project or initiative (can be a short-term or one-time project or event, or an ongoing collaboration) that:Is a multi-organization effort, with preference given to cross-sector collaboration,Demonstrates identifiable and measurable impact (outcomes, outputs and value added to the community),Is focused in Washington County with local organizations involved,Utilizes creative approaches to address our community’s most pressing needs, andHas potential for replication and/or sharing of best practices.
Projects that the VAN currently lead or convene are not eligible.
Nominations for the 2012 Cameron Awards are now being accepted. You can view the criteria and nomination form HERE. If you have any questions about the nomination process please send us an email or contact us by phone (503)846-5792.
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