Rising Up Awards Presentation

Rising Up Awards Presentation Livestreamed on Nov. 12
 
Four Dorchester County businesses, non-profit heritage organizations and individuals will be honored in a special livestreamed awards program on Nov. 12 for their efforts to address the challenges of a deadly pandemic and societal unrest in 2020.
 
The Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area and the Dorchester Business Resource Group created the inaugural Rising Up Awards to celebrate those who have responded to the upheaval of this year with innovation, creativity and compassion. The extraordinary efforts of the awardees are evidenced in the programs, projects and ideas that have served to aid, enrich and inspire the Dorchester community during a year of unprecedented turmoil marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and racial protests.
 
The Rising Up Award winners will be announced in a program livestreamed by WHCP Community Radio at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12. The public presentation can be viewed live through the WCHP Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/WHCPRadio/live/) or on the WHCP YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP3AxzkHwoJ0gPOXe_PIPgQ). You also can tune in live on WHCP 101.5 FM.
 
Awards will be presented in four categories:
 

• Heritage Individual Achievement, which recognizes a person for his/her contributions to the heritage community by interpreting, preserving, promoting, researching and/or supporting local history and cultural traditions.  
• Heritage Organizational Excellence, which recognizes an organization or local government entity that demonstrates achievement in contributing to heritage preservation, promotion, interpretation or tourism efforts. 
• Business Innovation Award, which recognizes a business that implemented innovative solutions for new or existing business needs and/or challenges.
• Business Partnership Award, which recognizes a team of organizations that have led efforts to improve the overall status of the business community by partnering together to deliver solutions or services for the betterment of Dorchester County.