Is there a person or organization in your neighborhood doing good things for and in your community?  KFC and BET.com want to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work of your "Hometown Heroes!"

Nominate a person or organization doing good in your 'hood and they could win $5,000 towards their work!

Here's how to enter:

1. Between now and August 17, tell us in 100 words or less how you/they take pride in your/their community and how your/their actions make a positive change for people living in the community.

2. 15 Semi-finalist nominees will then be asked to submit a video to give a more in depth look into their work.

3. Between Sep 14 and Sep 21, BET.com users will watch the top 5 selected nominee videos and vote for their favorite "Hometown Hero.

4. The winning "Hometown Hero" will win $5,000 towards the work in their community.

Nominate someone now!

NOTE: Contest rules were revised 8/7/09.