WHO is your Volunteer of the Year?

It might be someone who visits elderly neighbours, helps at a school or youth groups or supports a charity or other community service.

Whoever they are and whatever they do, The Argus wants to know about them. In November at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, we will crown a Volunteer of the Year as part of this newspaper’s hotly-anticipated Community Stars Awards.

The Volunteer of the Year award is one of 20 different categories at this year’s ceremony – previously known for the last 12 years as The Argus Achievement Awards.

Nominations for the Volunteer of the Year award could include people like Rebecca Woolven, 18, from Telscombe Cliffs.

This year she was named as a ‘Best Young Volunteer’ at a national awards ceremony thanks to dedicating endless hours of her life to helping others.

Her story started in primary school where, thanks to her commitment to helping those in need, she was known as the ‘little teacher’. Over the years she estimates to have raised tens of thousands of pounds for charities and groups including Haydn’s Wish, Seaford Musical Theatre Juniors, The Mayor's Charity Fund, local football teams and more.

Her volunteering roots can be traced back to her grandmother, Marilyn Nolan, who was a former Argus volunteer of the year. Rebecca’s mother Paula was also named as a charity champion last year by oil firm CPL. Rebecca said: “I’m proud that my family has volunteered in our community for over 50 years. I have always wanted to make people smile. For me that is the best thing about volunteering.

“I've made and sold hundreds of cups of tea, performed in fundraising shows, helped organise flashmobs, been thrown into the freezing sea dressed as a mermaid and so many more fun and exciting things.”

Rebecca was picked to lead a charitable project funded by telecoms company O2. The Think Big project provides young people aged 13 to 25 with funding to help improve their communities. With the help, she started her own performing arts workshop.

Who do you know who deserves the Volunteer of the Year crown? Find out how to send your nominations below.