Candidates can win either the Individual Hometown Heroes Award, with a $10 000 cash-prize ($5 000 to keep and $5 000 to donate to the environmental cause of their choice), or the Group Hometown Heroes Award, with a $10 000 cash-prize to support their work.

Nominate yourself, an individual or group from your community by April 22^nd 2010.

For more information or to download a nomination form, please visit www.earthday.ca/hometown.

The above program is a National program. BurlingtonGreen is pleased to offer a local Eco-Awards event to celebrate Burlington citizens, groups, schools, youth and businesses that are taking action to help the environment. To learn more and to fill out an easy nomination form, click here for PDF form or here for word doc.