Nominator Mark Harris said he met Mrs Brown eight years ago and she had qualities "he "really wanted to tap into. She gave a lot of time to me and my athletes, gave a lot of advice to the youth. She likes to see kids excel, participate. There's something really inspirational about her."
Mrs Fowler, a Red Cross volunteer for more than 20 years, co-ordinates the drivers for the Meals on Wheels service.
She said they delivered 7113 meals last year.
Her nominators, colleagues Doris Rawsbottom and Barbara Hewson, said the service did three runs, five days a week, involving 60 drivers each month - and they all had to be organised and phoned.
Mrs Fowler was also a regular blood donor, a volunteer guide to tourists visiting the Wool Shed, and a line-dancing tutor three nights a week.
"We felt the amount of hours Bev puts into these activities goes beyond the normal contribution for volunteers."
Wairarapa fire service assistant area commander Henry Stechman, who created the annual Masterton Foodbank Drive, became overcome when he described how he felt when he saw the generosity of givers during the day.
"I feel quite humbled, because ideas are cheap. I've got the best team in the world, the fire service, and I accept this on behalf of the team."
He said he came to Masterton in 1998, from a Rotorua fire service that was used to community involvement.
He set up the food drive in 2000, an idea which spread across Wairarapa.
Nominator Russell Carthew, on behalf of the Masterton South Rotary Club, said they could not believe the response the food drive got in its first year.
"We didn't realise, we had a tiger by the tail.
"We needed the support of the fire service, the ambulance, the police - he got it all sorted out."
The drive, in November, now supports the Masterton, Carterton and Featherston foodbanks.
Rod and Ruth Sutherland volunteer for Parkinson's Society Wairarapa.
Mrs Parkinson was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2006.
Over the past five years, the pair have raised $15,000 for the society.
Mr Sutherland said they had been lucky with physicality and were mobile.
"Parkinson's has difficulty raising money.
"We felt that, in our own way, we could contribute to fundraising by doing a lot of firewood.
"It's not hard to do and it keeps me off the street."
He said getting involved was something that should be taught at schools.
"If you become involved in your part of the community, the community grows."
Nominator Ray Wallis said he had a great admiration for the effort the pair put in. "There's no bugles, no drums, they just do it, quietly, in their own way."
