Lm1,000 for outstanding young person

Junior Chamber (JC) Malta, in collaboration with HSBC Malta and supported by KPMG and the Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise, is accepting nominations for The Outstanding Young Person (TOYP) award 2004, to be held for the first time in Malta on October 2 during the sixth JC national convention.

The award seeks to confer both national and international recognition on an individual, aged 18 to 40, who exemplifies a spirit of entrepreneurship and citizenship that makes a difference in the community and beyond.

"This award is not only for the people we see in the newspapers every day but very much for our unsung heroes in our local communities who work tirelessly and are never acknowledged, or someone who has overcome a great challenge in their life and is an example to us all," TOYP project leader Karl Farrugia Wismayer said.

Young men and women may be nominated in one of the ten categories for the award:

1. Business, economic and/or entrepreneurial accomplishment;

2. Political, legal and/or governmental affairs;

3. Academic leadership and/or accomplishment;

4. Cultural achievement;

5. Moral and/or environmental leadership;

6. Contribution to children, world peace and/or human rights;

7. Humanitarian and/or voluntary service;

8. Scientific and/or technological development;

9. Personal improvement and/or accomplishment;

10. Medical innovation.

The top Outstanding Young Person of the Year will be awarded a cash prize of Lm1,000 and will in turn be nominated together with all the other finalists to Junior Chamber International's TOYP programme and given the opportunity to be selected as one of the ten outstanding persons of the world honoured during the JCI world congress.

JCI is a worldwide federation of young leaders and entrepreneurs whose mission is to contribute to the advancement of the global community by providing young people with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, social responsibility, entrepreneurship and fellowship necessary to create positive change.

In more than 100 countries, including Malta, JCI members represent multiple professions, occupations and skills, and meet at local, national and international events to exchange ideas, share best practices and organise projects in the areas of business, individual, community and international development.

For more information and to download the 2004 TOYP nomination form somebody, visit www.jcmalta.org or contact us at toyp@jcmalta.org or Eman Hayman on 2123-3873. The deadline for nominations is August 16.