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 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, get inspired by watching a brief video, and help us spread the word 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 Prize® is accepting nominations, including self-nominations, at 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 or self-nominate today.

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