LADIES AUXILIARY VFW

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Eligibility:

• Must have been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW for at least five years.

• Cannot be nominated for the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Outstanding Hospital Volunteer of the Year in the same year as nominated for this award.

• Former National winners are not eligible to compete again.

Procedure:

• Auxiliaries will nominate appropriate members for this award by completing applications and sending them to the Department Community Service Chairman.

• The Department Community Service Chairman will arrange for judges and forward the winners application to: Judy Millick, Administrator Programs, Ladies Auxiliary VFW, 40 W 34th St., 10th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64111.

• The recipient of this special honor will  be selected from the applications sent to National Headquarters.

• The Administrator of Programs will arrange for the national judging committee.

Deadlines:

• The Department Community Service Chairman must receive the applications for judging by February 14, 2008.

• National Headquarters must receive the Department winning entry by April 3, 2008.

National Awards:

• National winner will receive an award plaque.

Additional Information:

• Please complete application in its entirety.  Do not send more than three additional pages.

• Do not send scrapbooks or photos.

• Application must be accompanied by a letter o f recommendation from the person nominating the volunteer, along with a recommendation, which should be typed on letterhead of the organization the person is representing.  (Example: If the person writing a recommendation is Executive Director of the American Heart Association, the letter should be on the American Heart Association's letterhead.)