2008 ARMED FORCES RECREATION SOCIETY AWARDS

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SUBJ:  2008 ARMED FORCES RECREATION SOCIETY AWARDS
1.  THE ARMED FORCES RECREATION SOCIETY (AFRS), A BRANCH OF THE
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION (NRPA), WILL BE PRESENTING
ITS 2008 AFRS AWARDS AT ITS CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2008.  THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMERS IN YOUR
COMMAND THAT HAVE MADE POSITIVE IMPACTS TO YOUR RECREATION PROGRAMS
ON A FULL TIME OR COLLATERAL DUTY BASIS.  MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE AWARDS.  THE NAMES AND
DESCRIPTIONS OF AWARD CATEGORIES ARE LISTED BELOW:
 A.  FRONT LINE AWARD:  THIS AWARD IS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS
THE FRONT LINE IN ARMED FORCES RECREATION WITH NO MANAGEMENT OR
SUPERVISORY ROLES.  THESE ARE THE EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE DAY TO DAY
INTERACTION WITH CUSTOMERS:  ISSUING EQUIPMENT, ANSWERING
QUESTIONS, HANDLING CUSTOMERS CONCERNS AND WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO
ENSURE THE PROGRAM, FACILITY, OR SERVICE MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE
CUSTOMER.  THIS EMPLOYEE IS WHERE YOUR CUSTOMER GETS THE MAJORITY
OF THEIR INFORMATION AND DEVELOPS A PERCEPTION ABOUT THE
ORGANIZATION.  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WE
RARELY HEAR ABOUT BUT ARE VITAL TO DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER
SERVICE.
 B.  JOHN (PAT) HARDEN PRACTITIONER AWARD:  THIS AWARD IS FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN WORKING IN ARMED FORCES RECREATION AT THE
OPERATIONAL LEVEL (PLANNING, PRODUCING, AND EXECUTING PROGRAMS IN
DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PARTICIPANT) FOR NO MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS.
THEY DO IT ALL:  MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS, DECORATING, CONTRACTING FOR
ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD, COORDINATING PUBLICITY, AND WORKING DAY AND
NIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR THE PROGRAM.  THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO
RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN PROSPECTIVE CAREER ARMED FORCES RECREATION
EMPLOYEES AND POTENTIAL AFRS/NRPA MEMBERS.
 C.  SUPPORT SERVICES-BEHIND THE SCENES AWARD:  SIMILAR TO THE
FRONT LINE AWARD, THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK
BEHIND THE SCENES OR IN THE BACK ROOM, YET ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS
OF THE RECREATION PROGRAMS AT YOUR COMMAND.  EXAMPLES WOULD INCLUDE
ACCOUNTANTS, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND LABORERS.
 D.  COMMANDERS AWARD:  THIS AWARD GOES TO COMMAND MILITARY
LEADERSHIP WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY RECREATION PROFESSIONALS OR
MEMBERS OF AFRS/NRPA.  THESE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD ADVOCATE AND
DISPLAY EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP IN THE DELIVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE INSTALLATION ARMED FORCES RECREATION PROGRAM AND WHO
SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE AN INSTALLATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE.
 E.  SPECIAL CITATION AWARD:  THIS AWARD IS FOR CIVILIAN OR
MILITARY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY RECREATION
PROFESSIONALS OR MEMBERS OF AFRS/NRPA.  THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT
THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ARMED FORCES
RECREATION IN THE AREA OF LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PIONEERING,
OR RESEARCH.  INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEERS OR
HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO AN INSTALLATIONS RECREATION
PROGRAM MAY ALSO BE NOMINATED.
 F.  FELLOW AWARD:  THIS AWARD IS FOR CURRENT AFRS/NRPA MEMBERS WHO
HAVE WORKED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS IN ARMED FORCES RECREATION AT
THE OPERATIONS LEVEL.  THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSEEING
AND IMPLEMENTING THE RECREATION PROGRAM.  THEY INTERACT WITH STAFF
AND PARTICIPANTS AND ARE CURRENTLY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS OF
AFRS/NRPA.  THIS AWARD REQUIRES A ONE YEAR ACTIVE, INDIVIDUAL
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN AFRS/NRPA AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION.
 G.  EXECUTIVE FELLOW AWARD:  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MANAGEMENT STAFF AT THE MAJOR COMMAND, MAJOR
SUBCOMMAND, AND DEPARTMENT OR TOP INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT LEVEL.
THESE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBILITIES ARE RECREATION PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT WITH A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS FULL TIME EXPERIENCE.  THESE
INDIVIDUALS MAY ALSO BE TOP-LEVEL INSTALLATION ARMED FORCES
RECREATION EXECUTIVES. THIS AWARD REQUIRES A ONE YEAR ACTIVE,
INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN AFRS/NRPA AT THE TIME OF
NOMINATION.
 H.  DISTINGUISHED FELLOW AWARD:  THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION
FROM AFRS AND ONLY A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT OF A FELLOW AWARD OR
EXECUTIVE FELLOW AWARD, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS HELD ELECTED OFFICE
IN AFRS, OR HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE AFRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY
QUALIFY.  THE CANDIDATES MUST BE PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED AS A
CERTIFIED PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL (CPRP).  THIS AWARD
REQUIRES A ONE YEAR ACTIVE, INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN
AFRS/NRPA AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION.
 I.  LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD:  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES A CAREER OF
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION.  CANDIDATES FOR THIS AWARD MUST BE
RETIRED WITH A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE ARMED FORCES
RECREATION PROFESSION.  THE INDIVIDUAL MUST EITHER BE A CURRENT OR
FORMER MEMBER OF AFRS/NRPA AND HAVE HELD AN INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP WITH THE AFRS/NRPA.
2.  SHOULD YOU WISH TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION FOR ONE OR MORE OF THESE
AWARDS, A COPY OF THE AWARDS PACKAGE CONTAINING SPECIFIC CRITERIA
FOR THE SUBMISSION PROCESS AND THE FORM MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE:  WWW.USCG.MIL/MWR AND CLICK ON 2008 AFRS
AWARDS.  AN ELECTRONIC COPY FOR SUBMISSION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED BY
CONTACTING THE USCG SERVICE REP, MR. ROBERT DAVIS, IN COMDT
(CG-103) AT (757) 420-2480, EXT. 3031, OR E-MAIL:
ROBERT.L.DAVIS(AT)USCG.MIL, OR MR. GARY SCHEER AT EXT. 3035 OR
GSCHEER(AT)CG-EXCHANGE.COM.  AN ELECTRONIC COPY MAY ALSO BE
OBTAINED FROM:  WWW.NRPA.ORG, CLICK ON NRPA BRANCHES AND SECTIONS,
THEN CLICK ON AFRS, AND THEN CLICK 2008 AFRS AWARDS CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS.
3.  THIS YEARS AWARD SUBMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED ELECTRONICALLY.
NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 28APRIL2008 BY THE COAST
GUARD SERVICE REP AT THE E-MAIL ADDRESS CITED ABOVE.  YOUR E-MAIL
DATE WILL DOCUMENT RECEIPT DATE.  E-MAIL NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE
COMMAND APPROVAL.
4.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
5.  RADM CLIFFORD I. PEARSON, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES, SENDS.
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