{"id":147648,"date":"2026-02-16T22:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147648"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:26:00","slug":"call-for-nominations-outstanding-seniors-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147648","title":{"rendered":"Call for Nominations: Outstanding Seniors Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>[Northampton County, PA]\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Advisory Council of the Northampton County Area Agency on Aging is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Outstanding Seniors Awards 2026. Held in April\u2014National Volunteer Month\u2014this annual event aims to recognize County residents aged 60 and over who have made significant contributions to the community through outreach, personal action, inspiration, public service, sports\/educational efforts, and civic humanitarian endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>The agency is seeking nominations for senior citizens whose passion for helping others is evident through their actions and the inspiration they provide. You are encouraged to nominate individuals who have overcome personal challenges to meet the needs of others, as well as those involved in intergenerational efforts and community betterment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nominees must be residents of Northampton County<\/li>\n<li>Nominees must be aged 60 or over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nomination Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To submit a nomination, please complete the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00196Nj34cMx4BFpfZZaGJOeC35E3zAYmwIeb_nKm5i2XlW2ijW44GJWZ6p-b2JQSB6JjD4lZkDu6RqE9NiXyfHHRMsoGry-54dVFm-_E73HwqacXlgV-rKbLm2f6lEf69d25ss4_KoPqmLx90KZrfW0vy9wyKOYtew60G4ByJ-WDCZW5Yycs-b9g==&amp;c=_-bymQpncQtzQbUVHYPJxRtyv2733nAfrKeznjWJ2-uZ_GY_8I_rUw==&amp;ch=PmJMM2kR2tdyeBy5BEqr4detwyR1M7l8T7uHsT88BiPNLJS6nKjHOA==\">Nomination Form<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on the Agency on Aging website and attach an essay of 250 words or less, describing why the individual deserves to be recognized. The form can be found at:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00196Nj34cMx4BFpfZZaGJOeC35E3zAYmwIeb_nKm5i2XlW2ijW44GJWZ6p-b2JQSB6JjD4lZkDu6RqE9NiXyfHHRMsoGry-54dVFm-_E73HwqacXlgV-rKbLm2f6lEf69d25ss4_KoPqmLx90KZrfW0vy9wyKOYtewA7ckJn0WV3RzF3bvthg0Iw==&amp;c=_-bymQpncQtzQbUVHYPJxRtyv2733nAfrKeznjWJ2-uZ_GY_8I_rUw==&amp;ch=PmJMM2kR2tdyeBy5BEqr4detwyR1M7l8T7uHsT88BiPNLJS6nKjHOA==\">https:\/\/norcopa.gov\/area-agency-on-aging<\/a><\/strong>. You can also request the form by calling 610-829-4509 or emailing<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mtitus@norcopa.gov\">mtitus@norcopa.gov<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All nominations must be received by February 27, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The selected individuals will be honored at the Outstanding Senior Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 23 at the Charles Chrin Community Center,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00196Nj34cMx4BFpfZZaGJOeC35E3zAYmwIeb_nKm5i2XlW2ijW44GJWZ6p-b2JQSB6fO6WDFbKjKVfREcA6r0UHEnglSNGnXxReBggjrS3Fpj5rVKOi0qUesp75AehpW4XhgWvtrvEpmFlyWw1DejGqzwlCuGdOUFNGpGnI56TsralljBJnmZWsunHSknrIVto5U4zaGp5yG7xcMK9nAf1hrfoJRYPNLqweReNTq2Jvxi3pSbXbd5sByTk-v55ZSpzbDKj9QXufkaAq9a06XOo-A==&amp;c=_-bymQpncQtzQbUVHYPJxRtyv2733nAfrKeznjWJ2-uZ_GY_8I_rUw==&amp;ch=PmJMM2kR2tdyeBy5BEqr4detwyR1M7l8T7uHsT88BiPNLJS6nKjHOA==\">4100 Green Pond Road, Palmer Township<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nNorthampton County Executive Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Northampton County, PA]\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Advisory Council of the Northampton County Area Agency on Aging is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Outstanding Seniors Awards 2026. Held in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147648\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Call for Nominations: Outstanding Seniors Awards 2026<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NC-Northampton.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147648"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147649,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147648\/revisions\/147649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/122147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}