WHO are the unsung heroes you know who think of others before themselves?

They are our community champions, the remarkable people without whom Glasgow would be a poorer place - and we want to know who they are.

In this, the sixth season of the Evening Times Community Champions awards, kind-hearted individuals and organisations will be recognised for their tireless efforts to help make a difference.

We have already rewarded more than 300 community champions from across the city and now we want to hear more about the people from the south of the city who make Glasgow great.

Whether you or someone you know has made a difference by caring for others, campaigning for better services, or in general creating a positive environment, we want you to tell us about it. These are the inspirational people who will be crowned our 2014 Community Champions.

Among last year's winners was 17-year-old James Fraser, from Mansewood, who took home the Young Award for his work raising awareness about the difficulties faced by young carers.

Shirley Duguid, chairwoman of Arden Chillout; PC Colin Gillies; Friends of Rosshall Park; Jim McConkey, who installs safety alarms for elderly people; Govan and Craigton Integration Network; and fitness instructor Thomas Bentley were also honoured at the 2013 Community Champions South West Awards.

The deadline for entries from the south of Glasgow is Friday, May 16 and the awards ceremony at Pollok Community Centre will take place on June 12, hosted by Evening Times columnist and Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus.

The awards are open to everyone and anyone can nominate a team, public servant or themselves.

You could nominate the coach of a sports club, or a parent who organises after-school activities, a pensioner who takes on housing issues, or a uniformed officer who has saved lives. A list of nominees will be published in the Evening Times and on our website.

The finalists, decided by a judging panel made up of representatives from the awards partners, will take their place in our hall of fame, joining an illustrious band of local heroes who strive to improve the lives of others.

We are again working in partnership with Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership, Glasgow Housing Association, Scottish Fire and Rescue and Police Scotland, who will each assist in our search for this year's champions.

The finalists will be chosen at three events which will take place across the city: the North-East, South and North-West, from as far afield as Baillieston and Carntyne to Ruchazie, Springboig and Tollcross.

The event in the north-east took place earlier this month at GESH centre in Garthamlock.

The couple who founded the community centre more than three decades ago were crowned champions in the venue they built when Maureen and Michael Ferrie were honoured at the North East Evening Times Community Champion Awards 2014.

They were among a total of 10 winners and dozens of finalists rewarded for their dedication to their communities at the ceremony hosted by Michelle McManus.

"It was such an amazing night," she says. "I am very excited about the event in the south of the city. I can't wait to hear the stories and meet everyone."

The winners from each local event will automatically be selected as finalists for a glittering awards ceremony in the City Chambers in December to crown the Champions of Champions.

"The Community Champion Awards are about celebrating the individuals and organisations who are the very lifeblood of communities across the Glasgow," says Evening Times editor Tony Carlin.

"They are the people who make this a better place to live and to work. Those we honour and thank at Community Champions are people who don't want hand -outs or pity. They are people who want to help a neighbour or to right a wrong. They are people who want to make a positive contribution to their streets, their communities, their city.

"They are simply typical Glaswegians and proud of it. And we should all be proud of them."

The awards campaign has gone from strength to strength since being launched in autumn 2008 as a way to recognise local heroes at 10 ceremonies across the city.

Such was the demand for more heroes to be honoured, we repeated the format in 2010.

The essence of the campaign was then distilled into five events - grouping together two areas within each - in 2011. And in 2012, we introduced a sport category honouring those who cultivate grassroots sports to reflect the forthcoming Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.