Eligibility Criteria:

• A nominee has not received significant prior formal recognition for their service outside the organization they support.

• The nominee must have provided service in an exemplary way to benefit Richardson, its residents, or schools.

• Although this is a Richardson program, nominees do not have to be Richardson residents.

• Real Heroes are volunteers, so they must not have received compensation for the award-qualifying activity.

Selection Process:

The selection team will rank the nominees based on the information received in the nomination form according to the following:

• Organization’s needs fulfilled

• Projects, initiatives, innovations

• Evaluation of prior recognition

• Time and tenure invested as volunteer

• Number of volunteer activities

• Volunteer service must be unpaid

• Volunteer cannot be a current elected official

• Accomplishments and lasting impact on the Richardson community, schools, individuals