The 31st annual William T. Newman, Jr. Spirit of Community Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a tireless and unselfish commitment to improving the quality of life in Arlington. Award recipients exemplify above-and-beyond servant leadership and have made extraordinary and visionary contributions to the Arlington community. Multiple honorees may be recognized each year.
This year's honoree(s) will be recognized at the Spirit of Community Awards and Luncheon on Friday, November 15: the annual event bringing together hundreds of business, civic, and philanthropic leaders, as well as Arlingtonians from all walks of life, for a celebration of community and the individuals who have made Arlington a better home for all of us.
You can find short videos of the 2023 Award winners and read profiles of previous Award winners here.
Please submit nominations by Monday, May 27 to be considered.
Nomination Process
Section I: Complete the required fields.
Section II: You have the option of completing the questions in the fields or submitting a video which answers those questions.
Section III: Please upload any additional optional information in this section.
Nomination Criteria
There is no limit to the number of individuals that can be nominated by one person. Additionally, the same person can be nominated by different people.
Current Arlington Community Foundation Board of Trustees and previous winners of the award are not eligible to be nominated. View the full list of previous winners here.
PLEASE NOTE: With the Award recognizing "above and beyond" service, if you are nominating someone in a formal leadership/career position (ie, an executive director [ED] of an organization), please describe their community contributions outside of their job requirements in the sections below (ex, "In addition to serving as ED for 10 years, they volunteered with X, raised $100,000 for Y, served on the board of Z", etc.).
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If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to nknock@arlcf.org.