2008 National Awards Nomination Information
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| 2007 Take Pride National Award Winner - State Volunteer Program. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Ridge Rangers Volunteer Program ensures the safety of some of Florida’s most rare and endangered plant and animal species that reside on the Lake Wales Ridge. |
Presented annually, the Take Pride in America® National Awards recognize individuals and groups for outstanding stewardship projects or awareness efforts involving federal, state, and local lands and waters. Winners are chosen by a selection committee, and they are invited to an awards ceremony in Washington, DC.
Nominated projects and efforts must embody the goals of Take Pride in America, which are to:
- Instill in the public an appreciation for and awareness of federal, state and local lands; facilities; and natural and cultural resources, and
- Encourage an attitude of stewardship and responsibility in caring for these lands, facilities, and resources.
General Eligibility
The awards program is open to individuals and public and private groups that have contributed to the protection or enhancement of America’s public lands. These include public parks, forests, grasslands, reservoirs, wildlife refuges, cultural and historic sites, local playgrounds, and other recreation areas.
For all award categories, nominations must reflect actual, measurable accomplishments achieved through volunteer service. To be eligible, projects must be “on the ground” activities, rather than advocacy in any form.
Nominated projects and efforts must have been started and/ or completed between May 1, 2007 and April 30, 2008.
Nomination Process
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| 2007 Take Pride National Award Winner - School Program Members of the Wetlands Education Team from West Geauga Middle School in Chesterland, Ohio, educate their fellow classmates about Ohio’s water resources, preserve wetlands, and endangered Ospreys. |
All nominations for the Take Pride in America National Awards must be submitted by 12:00 noon EST on May 1, 2008.
Nominations must be submitted online through the website www.TakePride.gov. For persons unable to submit nominations via the online form, please contact the Take Pride in America office directly at 202-208-5848. Nominations submitted in any other format without prior approval will not be accepted.
Anyone familiar with the nominee and their volunteer service may submit a nomination, and should make the individual or group aware of their nomination. Self-nominations will also be accepted.
Upon completion of the online nomination form, the nominator will receive an email confirming receipt of the nomination within one business day.
Selection Process and Awards Ceremony
Nominations will be reviewed and winners selected by a selection committee appointed by the Take Pride in America staff.
All nominators will be notified of winner selection no later than May 30, 2008.
Recipients of the 2008 National Take Pride in America National Awards will be honored at an awards ceremony on July 17-18, 2008 in Washington, DC. Winners will be responsible to provide their own travel accommodations.
Categories
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| 2007 Take Pride National Award Winner - Public/ Private Partnership In Partnership with U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Fish and Game, the California Golden Trout Restoration Project, is committed to protecting the Golden Trout through volunteer work and the cooperation of federal and state agencies. |
All nominations must designate only one category for consideration. The selection committee reserves the right to consider all nominations for alternative award categories.
Judges will evaluate nominations by category and select those individuals or groups whose projects or events best exemplify and support the goals and mission of Take Pride in America. Specific categories are defined as follows:
- Individual –a single person
- School Program – a group of students, a school club, a classroom, or entire school
- Youth/ Youth Group –an individual or group of young people under the age of 18
- Corporation or Business – a corporation, business, or other for-profit company
- Non-profit Organization – a civic group or 501(c)(3) organization
- Faith-Based Group – a religious or faith-based organization
- Federal Volunteer Event/ Program – a federal agency event, project, or program
- Local Government Event/ Program –a city, county or otherwise local government event, project or program
- State Event/ Program – a statewide event, project or program
- Public/Private Partnership – a partnership project between a government agency and a private business or corporation, youth, civic or non-profit organization
Please allow approximately one hour to thoroughly complete the nomination; incomplete nominations cannot be saved and accessed at a later time.
