Nominations open for businesses that give back

People can now nominate their favorite community-centric corporation for Washington’s highest civics award.

Secretary of State Kim Wyman has announced that her office is accepting nominations for a 2013 Corporations for Communities Award. The nomination deadline is August 31.

The Corporations for Communities program began in 2009 as a way to recognize exceptional Washington businesses that demonstrate a commitment to giving in order to improve local or regional social and environmental conditions. The program is run by the Secretary of State’s Corporations and Charities Division.

Wyman will choose one large and one small corporation from among the public’s nominations this summer. Her selections will receive a National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion, the highest civics honor that the state awards.

Nomination forms can be found on the Secretary of State’s website at http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/corpsforcommunities/ .