Nominations are being accepted for the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Humanitarian Service Award.

The award recognizes the efforts of individuals, organizations and businesses to increase the well-being of the Salisbury-Rowan community through their humanitarian efforts.

The nominee must:

• Be a resident, organization or business in the Salisbury-Rowan community.
• Have gone above and beyond the call of duty to perform outstanding work that positively affects the lives and well-being of the Salisbury-Rowan community.
• Have played a significant role in the betterment of the Salisbury-Rowan community in the areas of government, education, civic responsibility and/or social understanding.

Nominations should be typed, double-spaced and in narrative style and be no more than two pages. Faxes and emails will be accepted. The name, mailing address and telephone number of the person submitting the nomination should also be included.

Nominations must be postmarked by Dec. 4.

Nominations should be mailed to MLK Community Service Award Committee, c/o Mount Zion Baptist Church, PO Box 2767, Salisbury, NC 28145-2767.

Fax them to 704-637-1137 or email joyful3@carolina.rr.com.

Call Levonia Corry at 704-636-6547 for more information.