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To: SFAPAL Members
From:
L.B. Scott, Executive Director
Date:
October 11, 2007
Subject: Nominations for the SFAPAL Awards
Does your PAL
benefit from outstanding individuals that help your programs stand out?
Has a corporate backer gone above and beyond the call of duty? Is there
a youth that draws admiration from everyone he/she meets? If you have
any of these outstanding people involved with your PAL program show them
how much they mean to you and nominate them for the Florida PAL awards.
Enclosed you will
find the application for the 2007 award nominations in (4) four
categories:
1. PAL Volunteer of the
Year
2. Community
Corporation of the Year
3.
PAL Girl of the Year
4.
PAL Boy of the Year
All winners will
receive their award at the annual banquet held this year during the 2008
Youth Directors Conference (YDC),
January 11, 2008 at Disney’s
Coronado Springs Resort Conference Center in Lake Buena Vista,
Florida.
Winners
of the PAL Boy of the Year, PAL Girl of the Year, and/or Scholarship
Awardees can only win and be awarded once in a lifetime for a $5,000.00
lifetime cap {4,000.00
(if they won SFAPAL Scholarship Award and $1,000.00 if they are awarded
PAL Boy or Girl of the Year}.
DEADLINE FOR ALL
APPLICATIONS is November 15, 2007.
There will be no
exceptions to this deadline since the Awards Committee will need
adequate time to review each application.

AWARDS PROGRAM
The State of Florida Association of Police
Athletic/Activities Leagues (SFAPAL) will present awards at the Year End
Meeting.
The following awards
will be presented:
1.
PAL Volunteer of the Year
2.
Community Corporation of the year
3.
PAL Girl of the year
4.
PAL Boy of the year
Purpose of the Awards
The awards will be
presented annually to honor the persons who have demonstrated an
outstanding contribution to the citizens of their community through the
PAL program. We urge all SFAPAL members to submit deserving candidates
for consideration.
Selection Committee
An independent
committee will select the winner in each category.
Nominations
for awards shall be limited to (3) three parts:
Part I- Completed
entry data sheet with color photo attached.
Data should include only those activities or programs that took place
during the current calendar year.
Part II- Narrative.
Questions that should be addressed in the narrative are listed for each
respective category of award. The narrative can be free form and should
be a maximum of two pages 8 ˝ “ X 11”, typed, double-spaced, one side
only.
Part III- Letters of
endorsement.
Letters (minimum of
1, maximum of 5) from other organizations or individuals having direct
knowledge of the achievements will be considered with nomination.
Recipients of the Volunteer, Community
Corporation, and PAL Girl and Boy of the Year Awards will have the honor
of receiving a plaque, being a guest of honor at dinner and having their
story told to all meeting attendees. The PAL Girl and Boy of the Year
will both be presented with a computer system and cash award. SFAPAL
will provide lodging for recipients. Their photo and story of their
achievements will be published in the SFAPAL Illustrated Magazine.
Entry Deadlines and Submission Data
Please make sure to include (4) copies of
the completed paperwork {i.e. data entry form, narrative, and letters of
endorsement]. All entries must be submitted to the state office on
or before 4:00pm, November 15, 2007. Entries
should be submitted to:
Florida PAL
Attn: Awards
Committee
P.O. Box 350399
Jacksonville,
Florida 32235-0399
Questions for Award Narratives
Community Corporation of the Year
- Give a brief
explanation of how the corporate executives support your PAL.
- What corporate
resources are committed to your PAL?
- How long has
the corporation been involved with your PAL?
- Give a brief
description of overall involvement with PAL.
Eligibility for Community Corporation of
the Year
·
An organization, agency, for non-profit business, media
(print or broadcast), or citizens’ group that has given support and
encouragement to make a significant achievement of exceptional
meritorious nature to the local PAL chapter.
- Must have
been associated with a member chapter of the SFAPAL during last
and present calendar year.
Note: Nominators of
winning nominees will be notified of the results as soon as they are
available. It is imperative that winning nominees attend the awards
banquet.
PAL Volunteer of
the Year
- Explain
involvement with the local PAL program.
- How unique is
their involvement?
Eligibility for Volunteer of the Year
- Must be a
volunteer-a person who is not paid to carry out
activities/projects for which he/she has agreed to be
responsible.
- Must have
been associated with a member chapter of the SFAPAL during the
past and current calendar year.
PAL Girl or Boy of the Year
- Brief
description of their involvement with PAL.
-
School/Church/Community background.
Eligibility for the Girl or Boy of the Year
- Must have
participated in a PAL program for at least (6) six months.
- Hint:
Make sure to list any STATE PAL Events you have been involved
with and or participated in.
ENTRY
DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION DATA
Entries must be
received no later than 4:00pm on November 15, 2007.
Entries
must be submitted to:
Florida PAL
ATTN: Awards Committee
P.O. Box 350399
Jacksonville, Florida
32235-0399
** Please send the original and (4) four copies
of the completed entry form, letters of endorsement and narrative. **


THE SFAPAL ANNUAL
AWARDS PROGRAM
AWARD NOMINATIONS
ENTRY FORM
PAL VOLUNTEER OF THE
YEAR
COMMUNITY
CORPORATION OF THE YEAR
PAL Boy and Girl of
the Year
(A)
Category________________________________________________
(B)
Nominee________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________
City________________________State_________ Zip___________
Phone (w)_____________________ (h)_______________________
(C)
Name of person submitting
nomination______________________________________________
(D)
Contact person for reference:
Name__________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________
City_______________________State__________ Zip___________
Phone (w)_______________________ (h)_____________________
(E) This portion must be completed and signed by
President or Executive Director of the nominating PAL.
(F) I understand the Nominee can only win “Once
in a lifetime”.
I
verify the information that is submitted in this nomination is
factual, and can be verified.
Name_________________________ Title_____________________
Signature_____________________ Date____________________
Please send
original and (4) four copies of this completed entry form, letters of
endorsement, and narrative.
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