Limited time available to nominate individual, group for Columbia Values Diversity award

Know of an organization or individual in Columbia that exemplifies the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in fostering individual dignity, racial equality, understanding, peacemaking, and solving problems through non-violence? Nominations are open through 5 p.m. Nov. 15 for the annual Columbia Values Diversity award.

Community members are encouraged to visit the Columbia Values Diversity page through the City of Columbia website, which has a link to the nomination form .

Recipients selected will be announced Jan. 29 at the Columbia Values Diversity breakfast. Profiles of nominees will be posted to BeHeardComo in November. This also is when tickets for the breakfast will be available to purchase.

The theme of the 2025 breakfast is "Embracing the Dream: Columbia Commits to Action." Columbia Public Schools students in second through fourth grade will write essays on that theme, which also will be submitted by Nov. 15. Some students will feature in a video presented during the breakfast, along with their essays published in a Columbia Values Diversity Celebration student writings booklet.

This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: Limited time available to nominate individual, group for Columbia Values Diversity award