CivicPlus® Donates Over $1 Million to Recognize Local Heroes; Winners to Receive a New Municipal Website with Volunteer Subsite

MANHATTAN, Kan., Oct. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CivicPlus is pleased to announce the 2020 Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award program winners. The initiative aims to shine a spotlight on the growing need for local engagement in critical civic roles. The top three winners include Rebecca Ketchum, President of the Norridgewock Historical Society from Norridgewock, Maine; Brian Shoemaker, Fire Captain, and Councilman from Gilt Edge, Tennessee; and Tammy Hutchinson, Hartwell Main Street Design Committee Chairwoman from the City of Hartwell, Georgia. These winners will receive cash awards of $10,000, $7,500, and $5,000 for their respective communities.

The top one hundred civic volunteer award winners will receive a new CivicCMS website, built by CivicPlus, at no cost, that will include a volunteer subsite to aid in future recruitment efforts. The complete list of all winners is available at civicplus.com/small-town-volunteer-awards.

"We need difference-makers in our communities now more than ever. It is an honor to support and recognize this year's winning organizations and volunteers and their relentless commitment to civic philanthropy and activism," said Brian Rempe, CivicPlus Chief Executive Officer. "CivicPlus is committed to giving back to our local civic organizations. All of this year's winners inspire us to continue innovating technology to help them achieve their goals. We cannot wait to see how this year's winners leverage their prizes to further their efforts."

According to this year's top prize winner, Rebecca Ketchum, the prize money and the new website from CivicPlus will be crucial in helping Norridgewock meet its engagement goals.

"I want to thank CivicPlus for this great award, which will make a tremendous difference to this community," said Ketchum. "It will encourage everybody that they can make a difference, and it's going to boost people up. We can do a lot with this, and I thank you all very much."

To see a list of winners and the video recording of the virtual award ceremony, visit http://www.civicplus.com/small-town-volunteer-awards.

The Barton Russell Group administered the Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award.

About CivicPlus
CivicPlus provides integrated technology solutions for over 4,000 local governments and their over 250 million citizens. Its solutions enable municipalities of all sizes to rapidly and efficiently migrate traditional citizen services online to meet the new online imperative of local government. The CivicPlus Platform of software includes website content management, agenda and meeting management, parks and recreation management, citizen request and work order management, employee management, routine and mass notification software, and low-code development software. For more information, visit http://www.CivicPlus.com.

About the Barton Russell Group
The Barton Russell Group is the Nation's leading small town and rural America consultancy. BRG has built, launched, and managed major branding and community and government relations projects, programs and services for Fortune 500 companies and others seeking to do good, while doing well. BRG was founded by Bart Russell, a nationally recognized expert on "everything small town" (its 32,000 communities and 120 million people). One former U.S. President called him "the voice of small-town America."

SOURCE CivicPlus