Seeking Nominations for the 2024 Rachel Somers Grant Social Action Award
Each year, our church recognizes an individual who is making a difference in our community with an award established in 1990 in memory of Rachel Somers Grant. Rachel was a teacher and activist who lived in Canton from 1977 until her death in 1990. The award was established to honor those who work, as Rachel did, to make ours a more humane and progressive community.
You can learn more about Rachel, the award, and past recipients here. The Social Action Committee is accepting nominations for the 2024 award.
Nominations should explain how the nominee exemplifies some of the following criteria.
• promotion of local grassroots efforts as a means of achieving social change
• advocacy on behalf of social justice, especially for those who are marginalized in some way
• active involvement in a variety of local groups working for a better community
• history of organizing, involving, and supporting community members in pursuit of social justice
Nominations are due no later than Friday, April 26, and may be sent by email to socialaction@uucantonny.org, or by mail to the Social Action Committee, Unitarian Universalist, 3 ½ East Main Street, Canton NY 13617