The Vince Gill Volunteer of the Year Award is annually given to a member of the Toyota TGA Junior Tour that embodies the giving spirit and commitment that Vince Gill has shown to various charities including junior golf. Many junior golfers dedicate their time and efforts to help volunteer for organizations in their respective hometowns and the Junior Tour would like to annually recognize one of it’s members and honor them with this award.   Vince Gill moved to Tennessee in 1983 in order to further his music career and became a chart and sales success later in the decade. It wasn’t long before Vince gained a reputation as an entertainer charities could count on for support. Besides hosting The Vinny, Vince has hosted the T.J. Martell Golf Tournament benefiting cancer and leukemia research, Belmont University’s music program and numerous other causes.   Vince has received many awards to honor his commitments to various charities and organizations. Some of these include the 2001 naming of The First Tee facility in Nashville as the VinnyLinks, the 2003 PGA of America Distinguished Service Award, and in 2005 the Tennessee Golf Foundation inducted Vince as their 24th member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame. The Vince Gill Volunteer of the Year Award is handed out annually at the winners respective season-ending championship.

2011 Winner - Joseph Lambert (Germantown, TN)

The following was submitted by the Lambert family on behalf of Joseph: "Joseph will be in the 6th grade at Evangelical Christian Middle School in Memphis, TN. He is a very good student, has an amazing memory and loves to play golf.On a recent trip with a school group, Joseph worked at New Hope Food Pantry in St. Charles, MO. He washed windows and also picked up trash. He also made a donation to the food pantry. Joseph has helped feed the homeless at Union Mission in downtown Memphis and participated in the worship program. Joseph recently won a contest sponsored by the Exchange Club where we wrote an essay, "How To Take A Bite Out Of Crime". Out of hundreds he became a finalist. Through interviews with members of the FBI he was selected as the winner and named Junior FBI Special Agent in Charge. He was honored at the annual Exchange Club Crime Prevention luncheon. He received a cash prize of $100.00 and when he found out that the Exchange Club helped abused children he quickly gave the money back to the cause."