Courage To Come Back Awards

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Each year, The Courage To Come Back Awards honour six British Columbians who have overcome tremendous challenges and reach out to help others in our province. They are our loved ones, our neighbours, our friends, who have faced seemingly-insurmountable odds and who have inspired us by their courage, strength, and drive to give back to their communities. Courage recipients show us that people can walk again despite the predictions of some of the best medical minds. They teach us that disabled does not mean unable. They prove that hearing voices in one’s head does not mean a lifetime in hospital. These are our role models.

One award is given in each category: Medical, Physical Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Social Adversity, Addiction, and Youth to a person who has demonstrated inspirational achievements overcoming illness, injury, addiction or social adversity and who has given back to his or her community. The recipients are selected by volunteer panels of category experts who review the hundreds of nominations received. Your familiarity with your community could be of great help in identifying individuals who deserve this special recognition – please consider nominating someone you know.

Each of the six award recipients will have their stories told in The Province newspaper, on Global BC’s Early News, and on News1130 and Fairchild radio stations. Then, on Thursday, May 6, 2010, Coast will honour the award recipients at the 12th Annual Courage To Come Back Awards in front of their friends, families and nearly 1,000 special guests at the elegant Hyatt Regency Vancouver at a gala banquet hosted by Deborra Hope and Kevin Evans. This unforgettable night is always inspirational.  

Please help us find six additional deserving recipients for 2010. The deadline for nominations is February 12, 2010.