FUSION Halifax is an organization created by and for young people who are inspired to make their city a better, more sustainable place to live, work, and play. Through its nearly 2,000 members, volunteer committees and dynamic networks, FUSION Halifax showcases existing opportunities - and unleashes new ones - that encourage civic and community engagement.

 

FUSION believes there are people in Halifax that each and every day are making a difference; we believe they should be recognized. GO Awards, presented by FUSION Halifax, is a celebration of young movers, shakers, and difference-makers in Halifax. Peer-nominated and peer-driven, nine outstanding individuals will be recognized for inspiring change in Halifax this year.

 

Nominations are now open.

 

Last year, GO Awards’ inaugural event was sold out. It captured the movement and ambition fuelled by young adults through, light, sound, photography. There were over 250 guests, along with 20 sponsors, and 26 finalists. “The GO awards brought together young leaders, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters; you could feel the energy, the new ideas to create more momentum in our city,” says Jennifer Berry, Chair of FUSION Halifax. “There are people out there every day who make a difference and we want to hear from those who notice and appreciate that passion.”

 

The awards, hand-crafted by NovaScotian Crystal, will be presented at a gala event, themed ‘Celebrating our City’s History’, on October 1 at the World Trade and Convention Centre. “It is important that we, as future innovators, take the time to understand the long journey that Halifax underwent to become the great city it is today,” says Monica Njoku, Chair, 2011 GO Awards. “We want to connect our current leaders with our past leaders who, like the nine award winners, did something extraordinary in their everyday lives.”