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Nomination Form

Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area 2025 Heritage Awards

The Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area (HCCHA) wants your help to recognize and celebrate those individuals/organizations within our community who have helped to preserve and promote Dorchester County's unique cultural, historical and natural resources. We know there are many passionate and dedicated people and organizations in Dorchester County who do great work; however, please keep in mind that these awards are intended to honor heritage-related contributions to the community. The annual awards focus on three distinct categories noted within the Heritage Award Nomination Guidelines.

Online nominations are due no later than midnight on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Please fill in the following information to complete your nomination.


Nominee Information


Please correct your Nominee Name.

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Award Categories

Select the Award you are nominating from the choices below:


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Nominated By:


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Achievements & Details:


How has this nominee preserved and promoted Dorchester County’s unique cultural, historical and natural resources? Provide specific, recent examples of the nominee's HERITAGE-RELATED CONTRIBUTIONS to the community.

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Please describe why you feel that the individual or organization you are nominating is deserving of an award and how the nominee meets the award criteria outlined in the guidelines. Include examples of activities, vignettes or short stories (not already mentioned above) to support your nomination.

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