The Community of Bridgetown has been selected as the 2012 Model Volunteer Community of the Year by the Provincial Volunteer Week Awards Committee. This award is presented annually to a community that has shown support for volunteers, that has worked together as a community on a project or projects to enhance the lives of its members, and managed, through the support of volunteers, to make their community a better place to live.
 
Bridgetown has a proud history of community spirit and volunteerism, as evidenced by the wide range of community facilities, programs and events found in this small community, located in the western end of the beautiful Annapolis Valley. Coupled with the many facilities are a host of community organizations that knit people together, one stitch at a time, with an incredible human resource of volunteers that organize and deliver programs for all ages and abilities. In addition to running their own programs, it is not unusual to see groups working together or providing support to other organizations. For example, the Men’s Soccer group maintains the soccer fields for all to use; the Garden Club plants the town hall and Queen Street planters; and the running group contributes its membership fees towards library programs.
 
To get a true sense of the community spirit and volunteerism in the Bridgetown area, one only needs look at the impressive list of community accomplishments of the past few years:

• New Bridgetown and Area Library – opened in 2011;
• New Bridgetown and Area Fire Hall – opened in 2010;
• Jubilee Park Natural Playground – built in 2010;
• A New Ice Plant for the Bridgetown Curling Club – installed in 2010;
• Bridgetown Area Sports Hall of Fame – launched in 2010;
• Bridgetown Area Youth Ambassador Program – launched in 2008;
• BridgetownArea Community Fund – launched in 2008.