Know someone tapping their experience to improve the lives of others?
Nominate yourself or someone you know for the 2010 Purpose Prize.
Nominations are open until March 5, 2010.

._,___ItiTh Do you know someone over 60 pursuing a passion in an encore
career?

The Purpose Prize provides ten awards of up to $100,000 to social innovators
in encore careers, 60 years and older, who are solving some of our most
pressing social issues - from health care to the environment, poverty to
education.

The Purpose Prize is accepting nominations, including self-nominations, at
www.encore.org/prize
<http://www.encore.org/cfm/prize_nomination/www.encore.org/prize>  until
March 5th.

See who has won the Prize:

*	Judith Broder, a psychiatrist who combined her experience and
passion to recruit mental health professionals to provide free, confidential
counseling to veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families
through The Soldiers Project.
*	Don Coyhis, a former computer executive who built a nationwide
substance abuse recovery program based on Native American beliefs and
traditions.
*	Connie Siskowski, a former nurse who founded the Youth Caregiving
Project to support a hidden population of pre-teens who shoulder adult-sized
responsibilities caring for chronically ill relatives.

Please nominate <http://www.encore.org/prize> , get inspired by watching a
brief video <http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FF000195EF757D61> , and
help us spread the word
<http://www.encore.org/prize/nominate?ref=downloads.cfm>  by posting
information about The Purpose Prize on list serves, blogs, or by emailing
your friends and colleagues.


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Know someone over 60 who is changing the world?

The Purpose PrizeR is accepting nominations, including self-nominations, at
www.encore.org/prize
<http://www.encore.org/cfm/prize_nomination/www.encore.org/prize>  until
March 5th.

The Purpose Prize provides ten awards of up to $100,000 to social
innovators, 60 years and older, who are solving some of our most pressing
social issues - from health care to the environment, poverty to education. 

Judith Broder, a psychiatrist, won a $100,000 Purpose Prize for recruiting
volunteer therapists to provide unlimited, free, confidential therapy to
combat veterans - and their families.

Who else do you know who is putting their passion and experience to work?

Please nominate <http://www.encore.org/prize>  or self-nominate today.

 

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