New award recognises volunteers in motor sport

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New award recognises volunteers in motor sport

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New award recognises volunteers in motor sport
We are wholly dependent on volunteers for many of our events. Please note the MSA award scheme with its revised emphasis...

The Motor Sports Association (MSA) has rebranded its Marshal of the Year Award as the JLT MSA Volunteer Official of the Year Award in recognition of 2013 being designated the MSA Year of the Volunteer.

From this year onwards, volunteers can be nominated in each of the following categories:

Steward / Clerk of the Course
Technical Official (Scrutineer, Timekeeper etc)
Marshal
Medical / Rescue / Recovery / Safety
Other.
The winner in each category will receive a commemorative award at next January’s MSA Night of Champions prize giving ceremony at the Royal Automobile Club. The individual judged to be the best overall across all categories will be declared the JLT MSA Volunteer Official of the Year, winning £250 and a silver pewter salver.

Similarly the judging panel for the 2013 JLT MSA Club of the Year Award will take particular interest in clubs’ engagement with MSA Year of the Volunteer celebrations or initiatives. The winning club will receive £1,000 and a trophy, also at the Night of Champions. There are second and third prizes of £500 and £250 respectively, with commemorative awards.

Nick Bunting, MSA Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to recognise the MSA Year of the Volunteer with the 2013 JLT MSA Club and Volunteer Official of the Year Awards. The prizes are a small token of the sport’s gratitude for the hundreds of clubs and thousands of volunteer officials without whom there would be no motor sport.”

The MSA Club and Volunteer of the Year Awards are kindly sponsored by the MSA’s insurance broker, JLT. The full criteria and entry forms can be found on the MSA website at www.msauk.org/uploadedfiles/msa_forms/JLTawards2013.pdf
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