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Today, on the first anniversary of her passing,
the company launches a national search to provide
charitable contributions on
behalf of young heroes like her who are doing the extraordinary. However
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Nominate a Wyoming Hero for the
Fourth Annual Volvo for life Awards at
http://www.volvoforlifeawards.volvoforlifeawards
.com.netwar nominate
In March, Volvo will announce the names of 100 semi-finalists and honor
their individual
accomplishments with a Certificate of Merit.com by Jan. The second are the ones that protest specific
media sources.
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Previous winners include
an amputee who is working to collect and donate used but
reusable limbs to
amputees overseas; a domestic abuse survivor helping American women escape
abusive
relationships while living abroad; and an activist bringing timber
proponents and environmentalists
together to revitalize her community and the
environment.
On April 12, Volvo will honor the
three category winners at the Volvo for
life Awards Ceremony in New York City at the Rainbow Room
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Wyoming Hero Round Up
For their efforts, Volvo will also donate $25,000 to Alex's Lemonade Stand
.
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Now in its fourth year, the Volvo for life Awards initiative
honors
hometown heroes with $1 million in financial contributions. There, Volvo will present their
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Though Alex passed away a year ago today, her dream lives on stronger
than
ever. The Scott's set their 2005 fundraising goal at $5 million.
"Alex's enduring spirit
will forever inspire individuals to passionately
care about helping others," said Anne Belec, president
and chief executive
officer for Volvo Cars of North America.
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com Through Jan
. Each year Volvo
calls on people to nominate a hero that they know doing the extraordinary in
the
areas of safety, quality of life or environment. Three finalists
in each nomination category then
will be selected. The category winners each will
receive $50,000 to be donated to the charities
of their choice.Volvo's Second Annual 'Alexandra Scott Butterfly Award' to Honor Youth Heroes
With $50,000 Charitable Donation
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"We
are honored to recognize other
youth heroes and their accomplishments through the Butterfly Award
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One overall winner, to be named "America's Greatest Hometown
Hero," will receive a new car every
three years for life. Through Jan.
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The remaining
six finalists each will receive a $25,000 charitable
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"The Alexandra Scott Butterfly Award" is part of the Volvo for life
Awards, Volvo Cars of North America's annual program to seek out and celebrate
heroes of all ages
. Today through Jan. In
2003, she became one of the first Volvo for life Awards winners for her
fund
raising efforts.wiretap kilbourne
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Financial Contributions to the Fourth
Annual Volvo for life Awards Heroes
Total $1 Million, Include a Volvo Car for Life
NEW YORK, Do you know a Wyoming hometown hero
seeking to improve the safety, quality
of life and/or environment of others?
Volvo Cars of North America is calling on people statewide
to nominate a hero
they know in the nation's largest annual search for and celebration of
everyday
heroes. A Spanish version of the site can also be
accessed at this address.obscenity perceives
Volvo's goal
is to highlight and honor the remarkable accomplishments
people make in their communities on a daily
basis.com to nominate a child hero they
know. Parents Jay and Elizabeth Scott continue promoting
Alex's cause and
raising money for pediatric cancer research through their foundation, Alex's
Lemonade
Stand."
In March, Alex's parents will select the winner of the Butterfly Award.volvoforlifeawards
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Alex and her incredible story served as inspiration for the Butterfly
Award., spent her lifetime
battling cancer.twofold consume
volvoforlifeawards. 15, 2006, individuals nationwide are
encouraged to
visit http://www.
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Nominees from 49 states
have been nominated; Wyoming is the only state not
represented. A
Spanish version of the site
can also be accessed at this address. Her
name was Alexandra Scott and her mission: to raise money
for pediatric cancer
by holding lemonade stands.
The event will feature top music entertainment
and a celebrity host, as well
as documentaries profiling the Butterfly and Volvo for life Award winners
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31, 2006,
visit http://www. The initiative
has recognized nearly 10,000 individuals from all
50 states for their
extraordinary service since its inception in 2001.
A panel of distinguished
judges representing some of the world's foremost
experts on conscience, care and character -- including
Hank Aaron, Bill
Bradley, Richard Branson, Caroline Kennedy, Maya Lin, Paul Newman, Sally Ride,
Eunice
Kennedy Shriver and last year's top winner Hope Bevilhymer -- will name
one winner for each of the
three categories. Each year the
event features top music entertainment and a celebrity host, as
well as
documentaries profiling the category winners. The overall winner, selected by
the judges
, will be named "America's Greatest Hometown Hero" and presented
with a Volvo car every three years
for the rest of his or her life.Volvo Launches National Search for Young Heroes
What started
as a simple but passionate idea has inspired a worldwide
grassroots fundraising effort that raised
more than $1 million in 2004 alone.twofold nominate
She quickly gained national media attention and motivated
kids
nationwide to hold their own lemonade stands to raise funds for charity.
There is a fine line between
having a site that criticizes a specific source and one that promotes activism in opposition to it.
It also should also be submitted to Media: Public Interest.
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, Three years ago a young girl with a
rare
form of cancer and a very big dream captured the attention of Volvo Cars
and forever galvanized the
way the company approaches community service. Volvo will donate $25,000 to the Butterfly Award winner
's charity of
choice. Alex, from Wynnewood, Pa.
The Butterfly Award winner will be flown to
New York City on
April 12, 2006 to be honored at the fourth annual Times Square Volvo for life
Awards
Ceremony. The first are sites that utilize media to promote grassroots social activism.
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