Free Tickets For Honouring Your LGBTI Heroes
Monday, July 28, 2014 at 7:17PM 
Nominate today for your chance to WIN Free Tickets to the Honour Awards 2014
Admirers of people and organisations who are making outstanding contributions to NSW’s LGBTI* community could join their heroes for free at a gala event at Sydney‘s Ivy Ballroom by simply nominating them for one of seven prestigious LGBTI community service awards.
Now in their eighth year, the Honour Awards are an annual gala fundraising event for LGBTI community initiatives supported by leading LGBT community charity the Aurora Group, and by ACON, NSW’s leading HIV and LGBTI health organisation.
Nominations Open
Nominations can be submitted in seven categories covering the business, health, education, community, legal, political, media and cultural sectors. Nominations are free and can be submitted on the Honour Awards website (www.honourawards.com.au/nominations). Winners receive a range of gifts, and all 28 finalists – as well as the people** who nominate them – receive a free ticket to the gala event. For the first time, this year’s Awards also include the Cayte Latta Memorial Award for Visual Arts with a $1000 cash prize made possible by an endowment from the Friends of Cayte.
Aurora
Aurora Chair Adam Niewand says the Honour Awards provide a valuable opportunity to pay tribute to people and organisations that are making a difference in the lives of LGBTI people in NSW. “The Honour Awards are all about celebrating how people from all walks of life are helping or inspiring others in our community,” Mr Niewand says. “So we’re inviting community members to nominate people or organisations they feel have provided leadership or achieved outstanding success within the LGBTI community or have provided excellent service or made a significant contribution to the LGBTI community.”
ACON
ACON President Mark Orr says the Honour Awards is about recognising and celebrating all kinds of achievements and contributions. “Every day, people and organisations from right across our community are helping others in all kinds of ways, and the Honour Awards is about acknowledging all kinds of community service, whether big or small,” Mr Orr says.
“As a community, it’s important that we celebrate our unsung heroes as well as our more high profile achievers, so we’re keen to hear about people and organisations who have made a difference in the lives of only a few people as well those whose contributions are more wide-ranging. They can be people or organisations who directly help others, whose work is improving the wellbeing of our community, or whose achievements are inspiring people in our community.”
Celebrate
This year’s awards will be presented at a gala ceremony and cocktail party at The Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on Wednesday 17 September. Four finalists from each category will join a host of government, media, entertainment and community personalities for a fabulous night of celebration. Guests will also be able to bid on $100,000 worth of amazing silent auction items including luxury holidays; jewellery; art; furniture; home wares; and 5-star dining, accommodation and entertainment packages.
What: Honour 2014 - Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Party
Where: Ivy Ballroom, 330 George St, Sydney
When: Wednesday 17 September 2014, from 6:30pm
Cost: $85 per person (inc. quality wines and beers, delicious canapes anf fabulous entertainment)
