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The Financial Planning Association of Pittsburgh seeks nominations for the First Class Patriot Achievement Award. The award honors the dedication of a western Pennsylvania veteran to community service.

Nominees and honored service men and women will be featured at the Saluting Service event in Pittsburgh on May 22.

Vietnam War veteran Lt. Col. Barry Bridger will speak at the event, sharing his story of 70 combat mission and six years of imprisonment.

Nominations form can be found here.

All nominations must be postmarked by April 13 or submitted via e-mail by midnight on April 15.

The awards event is open to the public with prior registration. Register for the event here.

The Junior League of Erie is accepting nominations for the 2012 RAVE Volunteer of the Year Award.

The RAVE Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes unsung heroes in the community. The Junior League said that nominees can include companies, community members and students.

On May 1, one nominee in each category will be recognized at the RAVE Awards.

“We see a lot of awards which recognize individuals who volunteer their time to a specific cause or individual who’ve made significant financial contributions,” said Tricia Ackerman, Junior League of Erie president, in a news release. “However we know there are hundreds of people in our community that give of their time to not just one, but numerous organizations.”

The RAVE Awards are sponsored by Highmark Inc.

Nominations are due to the Junior League by Feb. 27.

Nomination forms are available on the Junior League’s website.

Completed nomination forms  can be emailed to president@juniorleagueoferie.com or mailed to:

Junior League of Erie

ATTN: Emily Wachter

127 W. Sixth St.

Erie, PA 16501.

If you have any questions, contact Emily Wachter at (814) 450-5339 or wachter.emily@gmail.com.