The Golden Heart Awards will be adding two new categories to the annual ceremony Thursday evening in a hybrid event.  The 19th edition this year will include a Health Care Workers of the Year and Essential Workers of the Year awards.  The four other awards will be for the Karl May Lifetime of Service, the Environmental Stewardship, Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award, Group Volunteers, and the Adult Volunteer of the Year.  United Way nominee Peter Kerwin, who is resident voice of the Sturgeon Bay Clipper Soccer broadcasts on NEW Radio Sport Network, says he is honored and that volunteering is so very important.

The Golden Heart Awards will be live-streamed on the program’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.  Emcees for the event will be Destination Sturgeon Bay Executive Director Pam Seiler and Sturgeon Bay Schools Superintendent Dan Tjernagel.  The awards ceremony will begin at 6 pm on Thursday.  DoorCountyDailyNews.com’s student intern Brady Tooley is nominated for the Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award.  You can find the complete list of 2021 nominees below.