The Cameron Foundation is soliciting nominations for its two annual recognition award programs. The awards total $80,000 for nonprofit organizations within the foundation's service area of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and the counties of Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex and the portion of Chesterfield south of state Route 10.

The awards will be presented at the foundation's annual awards ceremony in October.

For the Cleveland A. Wright Award for Outstanding Community Service, members of the community can nominate an organization that has demonstrated a commitment to caring and generosity of spirit, as well as openness and accessibility. The deadline for nominations is June 20. Nominations must be submitted on a Cleveland A. Wright Award for Outstanding Community Service nomination form, available at www.thecameronfoundation.org or by calling the foundation at (804) 732-8900.

Nominated organizations that meet the award criteria will be contacted and asked to submit an application form. From these applications, one nonprofit organization will be honored with an unrestricted $40,000 gift.

The foundation's other recognition program is the Excellence in Organizational Management Award. Only nonprofit organizational staff or board members are eligible to apply for this award on behalf of their organization. Applications, which can be found on the foundation's Web site, are due July 9. One applicant will be selected to receive an unrestricted $30,000 award for demonstrating excellence in overall organizational management. Up to two honorable mentions, with gifts of $5,000 each, will go to organizations that exemplify excellence in one or more of the specific areas reviewed during the scoring process.

The foundation will hold two pre-application information sessions for this award. One will be June 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Appomattox Regional Library System headquarters at 209 E. Cawson St. in Hopewell. The other will be June 17 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at The Cameron Foundation, 24 W. Old St. in Old Towne Petersburg.

For more information, call Najmah Thomas at (804) 732-8900 or e-mail najmaht@thecameronfoundation.org.