In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Blackmores is calling for nominations for the 2021 Blackmores Mercie Whellan Women+Wellbeing Awards.
Help us to celebrate the extraordinary women who are helping improve the mental wellbeing of others!
There’s $10,000 in prize money to be won, with winners invited to participate in an exclusive leadership mentoring program tailored to women championing for positive change.
About the awards
Named after Blackmores trailblazer Sister Mercie Whellan, the Blackmores Mercie Whellan Women+Wellbeing awards celebrate women across Australia who have made an outstanding contribution to their local community by improving the mental health and wellbeing of others.
As Australia’s leading natural health company, Blackmores takes a holistic wellness approach that recognises the importance of both a healthy body and a healthy mind.
Support for mental health and emotional wellbeing is an area of great need in today’s world with growing concerns about managing stress, anxiety and depression. 2020 was a year like no other, with the global COVID-19 pandemic changing the way we live, work and socially interact with others.
The 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD) theme is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”, and at Blackmores we want to celebrate IWD by acknowledging women across Australia who have shown outstanding leadership in supporting people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Blackmores runs this award annually in partnership with CCNB, trusted advisors in community health, aged care and disability. Community organisations like CCNB play an essential role in supporting physical, mental, social and emotional wellbeing, helping to ensure that everyone can live their life to the fullest.
Please nominate the extraordinary women you know who going above and beyond to support the mental health and wellbeing of others.
Categories
There are two award categories, Open (ages 22+) and Youth (ages 15-22), for work achieved in Australia including but not limited to:
Service – leading innovative community programs that improve mental health or emotional wellbeing.
Advocacy – educating the community about the prevalence of mental health and wellbeing, challenging the stigma associated with mental health conditions and advocating for change.
Support – supporting those living with mental health and wellbeing conditions and supporting the community and/or individuals dealing with change or challenging circumstances such as the Australian bushfire season and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judging and prizes
Five finalists will be shortlisted in each category (Open and Youth) and a judging panel comprised of Blackmores and CCNB leaders will pick one winner in each category as well as an overall winner – the Mercie Whellan Wellbeing Award.
The overall winner will receive $5000 for a registered charity of their choice; category winners (Open and Youth) will each receive $2000 prize money for a registered charity of their choice; category runners-up (Open and Youth) will receive $500 for a registered charity of their choice.
Additionally, all winners and runners-up will be invited to join the Leader’s Room brought to you by CCNB. This leadership program is designed to support women in getting to their next level of community success.
https://blackmoreswomenandwellbeing.awardsplatform.com/Entries open Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 9am AEDT and close Friday 19 February 2021 at 5pm AEDT. The Mercie Whellan Women+Wellbeing Award winner and each category winner (Open and Youth) and will be announced on Blackmores’ social media channels and on our website on International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March 2021.
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