We need your help to choose the winners of the first-annual Foundation Beyond Belief Heart of Humanism Awards. Our Beyond Belief Network teams have submitted their best pictures and articles. We've narrowed down the field to two finalists in each category. Voting will close on Sunday, August 25, 2013, so vote today and share with your friends.
The Heart of Humanism Awards are to honor the community service projects of Volunteers Beyond Belief teams. All 2012 Volunteers Beyond Belief teams were eligible. The award winners will be announced in September at the Feminist Faces of Freethought conference in Dallas, TX.
We're asking the FBB community to vote on two of the awards, Best Photo and Best Article. Our finalists for Best Photo are Valley Skeptics in the Park and Siouxland Freethinkers. Humanist Community of Central Ohio and Valley Skeptics in the Park are finalists for Best Article.
Click here to see the nominated articles and photos, and to cast your vote. Does your local humanist group deserve an award for community service, too? Join Beyond Belief Network. Your team will get t-shirts and awards, and will qualify for grants for submitting reports about your service events. New to service? We can help you with that, too. We provide our teams with ideas, event guides, and assistance with event planning. For the 2013 Heart of Humanism Awards, Beyond Belief Network teams who reach Level Two (at least eight service events or four fundraisers benefiting FBB or beneficiaries) by the end of the year will be eligible.
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We need your help to choose the winners of the first-annual Foundation Beyond Belief Heart of Humanism Awards. Our 
