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News Release <br /> For immediate release <br /> Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearer nominations are now open <br /> INDIANAPOLIS (May ??,2015)—Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, Indiana Office of Tourism Development <br /> (IOTD)and [COUNTY NOMINATING COMMITTEE] today announced the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay <br /> is now accepting torchbearer nominations from the public.Torchbearer nominations recognize Hoosiers who <br /> demonstrate exceptional public service,excellence in their profession,acts of heroism or volunteer service to their <br /> neighborhood, community,region or state. <br /> "Being selected as an Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for <br /> Hoosiers,"Lt. Governor Ellspermann said."We look forward to honoring Indiana's history while also <br /> optimistically looking forward to the future during this momentous event for Indiana.". <br /> The online nomination form is available here: http://www.indiana2016.org/torchrelav/nomination-forms/ <br /> [IF APPLICABLE,INSERT LOCATION(S)WHERE PAPER APPLICATIONS CAN BE PICKED UP <br /> AND SUBMITTED HERE]. <br /> The nomination period ends on December 31,2015.Once all nomination forms are collected, a juried nomination <br /> process will be employed in each county to select torchbearers. Nomination committees have been formed in each <br /> county to manage this process on a county-by-county basis. <br /> "Hoosiers from all walks of life will be torchbearers during the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay,"said Noelle <br /> Szydlyk, state director of the relay."This will be a unifying and inspirational event during our bicentennial year." <br /> [REPLACE WITH QUOTE FROM COUNTY COORDINATOR] <br /> Developed by IOTD,the relay is patterned after the Olympic Torch Relay and is designed to connect Hoosiers <br /> across the state and nation with their home state during the bicentennial year. [LOCAL RELEASE: use this <br /> section to highlight local points of interest along your county's torch route.] <br /> Nominees must be a current or former resident of Indiana or be nominated in honor of a current or former resident. <br /> Hoosiers may be nominated posthumously and a substitute torchbearer can be submitted to carry the torch on behalf <br /> of the nominee.Nominees can be any age(torchbearers that are minors will be subject to additional youth <br /> torchbearer requirements).A nominee must possess the physical adaptive ability to carry the torch a minimum of a <br /> quarter mile.Accommodations will be made for those torchbearers with disabilities. The complete list of <br /> torchbearer criteria may be found on the online nomination page. <br /> The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will start September 9,2016 in Corydon,Indiana's first state capital,and <br /> culminate with a celebration October 15,2016 on the grounds of the statehouse in Indianapolis.The torch relay will <br /> touch each of Indiana's 92 counties during the 2,300 mile journey across the state. <br /> Volunteer county coordinators are organizing torch relay activities in their respective counties.Additional <br /> volunteers will be needed to assist with the preparation and execution of relay-related activities.Hoosiers interested <br /> in volunteering can sign up at the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay website. <br /> 25 <br />