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.  Now in its 16th 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. 

Get Involved 

The GVSA provides an opportunity for individuals and organizations to support service in the state and Tennessee's volunteers through any of the the following:

• Find your County Coordinator in our GVSA Directory and nominate a volunteer! 
• Nominate a Business or Nonprofit that has impacted your community through their volunteer efforts. The deadline to submit a nomination for the Business and Nonprofit categories is December 8, 2023.
• Become a County Coordinator and facilitate the local nomination process. 
• Subscribe to our newsletter to learn about more opportunities as they arise.

County Coordinators Still Needed

If your county is listed here, no one has volunteered to coordinate your county's effort. To make sure your county's Volunteer Stars are recognized, please email volunteer.tennessee@tn.gov today!

Bradley                      Hamblen                  Pickett

Chester                      Hardin                       Polk

Decatur                     Henry                        Smith

DeKalb                       Lake                          Van Buren

Dyer                             Meigs                       Warren