Take a moment, send a nomination
This Friday is the announced deadline for receipt of nominations for this year’s Jefferson Awards and Young Jefferson Awards program. I don’t want that to discourage anyone who thinks they know some deserving volunteer worthy of this wonderful honor.
If you’ve thought about nominating someone and just haven’t done it yet, now is your chance. If you are intimidated by the Friday deadline, send me an e-mail and let me know your nomination is coming and I’ll stretch to meet you halfway.
It’s also important for you to realize, though the awards are a big deal, the nomination need not be. All that is required is some basic contact information for you and the nominee and a letter of not more than 300 words, touching on the reasons you are nominating the person.
The Enterprise has sponsored the Jefferson Awards, a national program recognizing unsung heroes in communities across the country, since 1990. I’ve coordinated the program for The Enterprise since 1997. We added the Young Jefferson Award program, honoring high school seniors and younger, in 2004.
In those years I’ve seen one-page heartfelt, handwritten nominations on notebook paper win the award for a volunteer. I’ve also seen thick resumes and copies of multiple honors and quantities of publicity not win the award.
Judges, I can say with certainty, present this award based on the quality of the person, not the quality of the nomination.
So, that said, nominate someone . . . someone who volunteered at a church after Hurricane Rita; someone who helped re-roof houses for people who couldn’t do that themselves; someone who helps children, or the elderly, or the handicapped – or the community in general. We ALL know people like this, please take a moment to recognize them and help us show appreciation for their efforts to better our world.
Nomination forms have been published repeatedly in the pages of The Enterprise and can be mailed to our office or dropped off in person. Nominations also can be made on-line by clicking on the Jefferson Award Medallion to the right on our homepage or using the link below.
http://home.beaumontenterprise.com/forms/Jefferson/
If that doesn’t work for you, e-mail me at readerrep@beaumontenterprise.com, or feel free to call at 409-838-2846 and I will be happy to provide you with whatever you need to make your nomination of a worthy volunteer.
If you’ve thought about nominating someone and just haven’t done it yet, now is your chance. If you are intimidated by the Friday deadline, send me an e-mail and let me know your nomination is coming and I’ll stretch to meet you halfway.
It’s also important for you to realize, though the awards are a big deal, the nomination need not be. All that is required is some basic contact information for you and the nominee and a letter of not more than 300 words, touching on the reasons you are nominating the person.
The Enterprise has sponsored the Jefferson Awards, a national program recognizing unsung heroes in communities across the country, since 1990. I’ve coordinated the program for The Enterprise since 1997. We added the Young Jefferson Award program, honoring high school seniors and younger, in 2004.
In those years I’ve seen one-page heartfelt, handwritten nominations on notebook paper win the award for a volunteer. I’ve also seen thick resumes and copies of multiple honors and quantities of publicity not win the award.
Judges, I can say with certainty, present this award based on the quality of the person, not the quality of the nomination.
So, that said, nominate someone . . . someone who volunteered at a church after Hurricane Rita; someone who helped re-roof houses for people who couldn’t do that themselves; someone who helps children, or the elderly, or the handicapped – or the community in general. We ALL know people like this, please take a moment to recognize them and help us show appreciation for their efforts to better our world.
Nomination forms have been published repeatedly in the pages of The Enterprise and can be mailed to our office or dropped off in person. Nominations also can be made on-line by clicking on the Jefferson Award Medallion to the right on our homepage or using the link below.
http://home.beaumontenterprise.com/forms/Jefferson/
If that doesn’t work for you, e-mail me at readerrep@beaumontenterprise.com, or feel free to call at 409-838-2846 and I will be happy to provide you with whatever you need to make your nomination of a worthy volunteer.
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