It’s that time of year.

The search for this year’s Sentry Great Person is now underway and
nominations for the award will be accepted for the next two weeks. The
qualifications are simple – the person you nominate must live or work
in the communities of South Portland and Cape Elizabeth – and they must
be someone who is making a difference in the community.

The nominee can be someone working tirelessly behind the scenes at a
non-profit organization, or someone more well-known who is dedicating
their days to improving your town.

“This award is unique in that anyone can be nominated. There are no
special qualifications,” said Colleen Marshall, managing editor. “Its
purpose is to honor those people who make our communities such a great
place to live. It can be someone that you know really well, or someone
you’ve met in passing – but has had an impact on you.”

Nominating that person for the Great Person Award is one way to say, “Thank you!” for all they do during the year.

    There are two steps in the Great Person Award
process — first are the nominations and then there is the voting.

Beginning today, (Friday, Nov. 30) nominations will be accepted until 5
p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11. A ballot of everyone nominated will then be
printed in the editions of Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. Voting will take place
from Dec. 14 through Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. The winner of the 2007 Great
Person Award will be announced in the Jan. 4 issue.

The winner receives a plaque and is asked to be the subject of the Weekly Interview.

There are a number of ways you can nominate a person for the Great Person Award:

• You may nominate a person via mail. Use the official ballot next to
this story and fill it out completely. We need to know the address and
phone number of the nominee and need to know your name, address and
phone number (address and number will not be printed) in case of
questions.

• Fax the nomination to 282-4339.

• You can also email the nomination to us – news@inthesentry.com. Please put “Great Person” in the subject line.

• Nominations will not be accepted over the phone.

We will include the names of all people nominated on the ballot and the reason for the nomination in the Dec. 14 edition.

The reasons for nominations should only be a few sentences long. Longer
responses may be edited for space. If you have questions, please call
Colleen Marshall at 282-4337 ext. 229.