--- title: "NICA Award Winners: Announcement Day" description: Announcing the 2025 NICA Award winners today! Join us in celebrating these outstanding individuals across our social media and website updates. Stay tuned for detailed winner highlights. image: https://staff.nationalmtb.org/hubfs/MarCom%20Toolkit%20Images/Nica%20Awards.png --- [Skip to content](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/marcom-news/award-winners-announcement#main-content) ![Wordmark-Text-White](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Brand-Assets/NICA-National/NICA-Logos/Wordmark-Text-White.png?width=250&height=39&name=Wordmark-Text-White.png) - [Home](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/) - [Logout](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/_hcms/mem/logout) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/) - [Logout](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/_hcms/mem/logout) 2/25/26 7:20 AM # NICA Award Winners: Announcement Day ![Picture of Em Meier](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/a256d416b3301af63768d2abe609e08e) [ Em Meier ](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/marcom-news/author/em-meier) ![Winners](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NICA-Awards/Winners.jpg?width=1350&height=600&name=Winners.jpg)   League directors and league MarCom staff...today is the day! ![](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/17.0/1f389/32.png)![](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/17.0/1f60c/32.png)![](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/17.0/1f3c6/32.png) **We're announcing the winners of the 2025 NICA Awards today through our NICA National channels**.   ![](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/17.0/1f55d/32.png) Expect an early-afternoon [social announcement](https://www.canva.com/design/DAHBykBm2dA/JJD-LK_h4GLXVkMCTpqmig/view?utm_content=DAHBykBm2dA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h2ef6f9ad31) TODAY, Feb. 25, alongside a [website update ](https://nationalmtb.org/nica-awards)and [email](https://links.nationalmtb.org/s/vb/FupJ-mymhmSxDZEqP3E83Ttz5EfcvrRpThLw90N5qGShAzJlBKcpJl49ol0TIiCH9LhqLDAeimrwPhtY0HUWFgnAB0Y0OP3sk-MiVsRKA4ZFhMiIcBseq1MTs2zq4LlrWTzEPCqOxNtVMIg/Mh2jndT4CHH3LZ_hKowN02qxcZlOXUGG/18) to our full NICA general audience. There are a ton of moving pieces in this campaign, so as always, if you notice any typos or errors - just reach out and we can address them.   Here are some ways that leagues can contribute to elevate and amplify our celebration. Remember that a FULL AWARDS GUIDE for leagues is posted in the Toolkit under the current resources section! 1. **TODAY: Share, repost, and engage with NICA National social media!** Let's get the comments FILLED with messages of gratitude and congratulations to our winners ![](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/17.0/1f49b/32.png) 2. **TOMORROW/BEYOND: Create your own social posts: **Leagues who have award winners* have been notified, and we've created NEW resources for you to use to celebrate those winners (including photos and quotes from the winners, info from the nominators, and a Canva template and sample social media copy, which have been **[added to the Awards Guide document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jqc_8UPKQpg0WeHDSGcLy2mMru6mAgSY0V_iTq_eEbw/edit?hsCtaAttrib=203474317472&tab=t.rkm5xnh4cy46#bookmark=id.j3f5vs3ma9qg)**) NOTE: We suggest posting a day or two *after* the NICA announcement in order to spread out the Award winner messaging and extend our gratitude to these awesome humans for a longer period of time! **Leagues who have nominees are also encouraged to post! We've included information in the Awards guide Canva template section that is applicable to your leagues. * 3. **NEXT MONTH: Re-share and collaborate on individual winner posts: **Over the next several weeks, we'll be posting more in-depth individual highlights of each award winner on NICA social media. Leagues with winners should stay tuned to the [NICA Social Media calendar](https://staff.nationalmtb.org/marcom-toolkit) and look for collaboration invites from our team. We are in the process of creating awards for each winner. Once received, we will compile the awards and a handwritten message from Amanda to send to the nominee. ![](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/17.0/1f4ec/32.png) **Leagues with winners: if you would like to include a handwritten note from your league in the final awards package, please send it to us. We will follow up and provide directions on where/when to send.** ** ** We appreciate all you do to support the NICA Awards! Let us know what questions you have, Em, Courtney, and the MarCom team   ![](https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/17.0/2728/32.png) PS - shout out to the folks who have contributed to building the 2024 NICA Awards campaign behind the scenes. The Awards are a true collective effort, and have benefitted from support from the Program team, National leadership team, and **YOU, our league leadership**. 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