Nominate Your Favorite Local Non-Profit to Win Holiday Lights Award

The Annual WRTA Holiday Lights Campaign is once again honoring local non-profit organizations that light up the Valley all year long. Non-profits and those who know their good works can nominate a deserving non-profit by clicking here and completing this short form.

Winners will be honored at a special event on Thursday evening, November 21st at the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown. In addition, the winning non-profits will receive

• ongoing promotion and recognition on TV,
• bus advertising,
• featured on WRTA’s giant digital display sign,
• social media marketing
• entry into a special drawing to win a social media or TV ad campaign to promote their organizations
• or make donation appeals

Complete and return the form before Friday, October 25.

HOW TO NOMINATE

Leaders of area non-profits who believe the work they have done has been exceptional and beneficial to the Valley can nominate their organizations by filling out the form below before Friday, October 25.

Thank you to all those organizations that entered! Our 2024 co-chairs will choose twelve winners, who will be contacted this week. 

NEW AWARD ADDED FOR 2024  — NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR

The 2024 WRTA Holiday Lights Campaign will also feature a new special award. One of the 12 Holiday Lights award winners will be chosen as NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR. This award includes and a 3-month TV advertising campaign from WKBN TV and a 12-month social media campaign from StrategiX Social.

FAQ: Can you nominate your non-profit even if it has been one of the 12 winners in the past three years?  YES, you can win as many times as your organization is chosen.

PAST WINNERS

Don’t delay, nominate your favorite non-profit today. Here are our past WRTA Holiday Lights award winners.

2023: 

1. Action Mahoning Valley Mobile Truck
2. AMYA Marie Foundation
3. Dorothy Day House
4. Healthy Hearts & Paws
5. National Alliance for Mental Illness
6. MOAB House
7. Persayus Way Project
8. Senior Support Action Group
9. Angels for Animals
10. Sleep in Heavenly Peace
11. Thrive Mahoning Valley
12. Veterans Outreach

2022:

1. Alta Care Group
2. Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown
3. Cadence Care Network
4. Gateways to Better Living
5. Glenwood Grounds
6. Jewish Family and Community Services
7. NAMI Mahoning Valley
8. The Bummer Fund
9. Yellow Brick Place
10. YoFresh Foods
11. Youngstown Blue Coats
12. Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation

2021:

1. Animal Charity of Ohio
2. Buster’s Brigade
3. City Kids Care
4. Compass Family and Community Services
5. Down Syndrome Association of the Valley
6. Gateways to Better Living
7. Help Network of NEO (Crisis and Suicide Hotline)
8. Mercy Health Resource Mother’s Program
9. Potential Development
10. Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County
11. Project MKC (formerly Making Kids Count)
12. Rich Center for Autism