The Golden Leaf Awards for Community Appearance
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Trotter Building (W. Geer Street & Foster Street)
6:30 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Presentation
The Golden Leaf Awards for Community Appearance recognize the best visual contributions to the community. The goal of the Awards Program is to encourage better designed and maintained properties in Durham.
Making a Nomination (deadline August 13, 2010)
Anyone may make a nomination. Applications for the 2011 Golden Leaf Awards are available at www.durhamgoldenleaf.org . See below for more information on the award categories, general and specific criteria, selection process, and past winners. For more information on nominations, contact Anne Kramer (Durham City-County Planning Department) at Anne.Kramer@durhamnc.gov or (919) 560-4137.
Making a Donation
The Durham City-County Appearance Commission works in partnership with Keep Durham Beautiful to present this event every year. This allows Keep Durham Beautiful to accept donations from the community to support this ceremony. This event is primarily supported by private donations. Your support can be sent by mail to Keep Durham Beautiful, Golden Leaf Awards, 2011 Fay Street, Durham, NC 27701; or you can donate on-line. We thank you for your support of this important community event! For more information on supporting the Golden Leaf Awards, contact Dorothea Pierce (Keep Durham Beautiful) at Dorothea.Pierce@Durhamnc.gov or (919) 354-2729.
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Nominees must be located in Durham County, North Carolina. Projects may be submitted regardless of the year they were completed. Landscaping and Maintenance projects must have been installed for at least two years. Incomplete projects (buildings that have not yet received their Certificate of Occupancy) are not eligible. Nominees from previous years may be nominated again if they have not already received a Golden Leaf Award.
Nominees will be notified by the Appearance Commission's Awards Committee. Entries in each of the six categories will be judged according to the criteria by an impartial panel of local professionals without ties to the year's entries. Awards will not necessarily be given in each category in any given year, nor are there a predetermined number of awards. The winners will be revealed at the Golden Leaf Awards Ceremony on September 30, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Trotter Building in Downtown Durham.
Award Selection General Criteria
In evaluating entries, the panel of judges will give credit to programs or projects that:
* Exhibit excellence in the design and execution of new development or in the redevelopment or improvement of an existing site and/or structure.
* Raise community awareness of the value of good appearance and of careful stewardship of the land.
* Improve the character, environment, or livability of an area or neighborhood.
* Show a commitment to ongoing property maintenance in landscaping, signage and general upkeep.
Awards Categories
Commercial Properties Awards
Community Properties Awards
Residential Properties Awards
Landscaping and Maintenance Awards
Sustainable Properties Awards
Keep Durham Beautiful Awards
All nominatins must have electronic photos attached to the online nomination form. If this presents a hardship to your nomination please call Anne Kramer at the Durham City-County Planning Department at Anne.Kramer@durhamnc.gov or (919) 560-4137 for assistance.
Commercial Properties Awards will be given for new construction, renovation or adaptive reuse of non-residential properties.
Community Properties Awards will be given for projects that enhance the appearance and livability of highly visible public areas including churches, schools, parks and neighborhoods.
Residential Properties Awards will be given for new residential developments, conversions, or improvements made to existing areas. The entry may be for single or multi-family homes.
Landscaping and Maintenance Awards will be given for projects over two years old, which have consistently maintained high standards of upkeep and appearance, contributing to a better image for Durham.
Sustainable Properties awards will be given for projects creating a sustainable-built environment by incorporating green building principles in the planning and development of projects. Projects must document these principles in the areas of energy, design, site, water, and building materials.
Keep Durham Beautiful Awards will be given to a volunteer or group of volunteers for projects, programs or events that impact a Durham community or neighborhood, and address Keep Durham Beautiful’s mission to support volunteer efforts to (1) beautify the natural environment (2) prevent or reduce litter and/or (3) advance efforts to reduce waste through reducing, re-using or recycling.
NEW THIS YEAR!
People's Choice Award is given to one project selected by public vote from the nominees under considerations for the above award categories.
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The 2009 Golden Leaf Awards were awarded on May 28, 2009 at a fun event at Rigsbee Hall. If you missed the event please click on one of the recent photos here to see all the photos on our Flickr page:http://www.flickr.com/photos/keepdurhambeautiful/
