Governor's Volunteer Stars Awards

The Governor's Volunteer Stars Awards (GVSA) is an initiative from Volunteer Tennessee that seeks to recognize outstanding volunteers from each of Tennessee's 95 counties. With the program now in its thirteenth year, participating counties conduct a call for nominations and recognize one outstanding youth and one outstanding adult volunteer. The Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards also recognizes one business and one non-profit from each of Tennessee’s three Grand Regions for their outstanding community involvement and service.

The 2020 Governor's Volunteer Stars Awards virtual ceremonies premiered on February 7, 2021 to honor and celebrate volunteerism in Tennessee.

The virtual awards ceremonies are available for viewing here:

2020 Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards Ceremony 1 (Anderson – Grainger Counties).

2020 Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards Ceremony 2 (Greene – Marshall Counties)

2020 Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards Ceremony 3 (McMinn – Wilson Counties)

Photos of the honorees can be found below.

Thank you to our GVSA Sponsors

Terry Silver

Get Involved

You can help support service in the state and Tennessee's volunteers through any of the the following:

Nominate a Business or Nonprofit that has impacted your community through their volunteer efforts. Nominations for the 2020 GVSA are closed.
Become a GVSA sponsor or reserve an ad in the GVSA Award Booklet. Email volunteer.tennessee@tn.gov for more info and to receive a sponsorship packet.
Reach out to your local county coordinator to learn more about nominating a volunteer- Click here for the 2020 Directory of County Coordinators.