GAHSC

Please take time to honor someone special through the Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children Recognition Awards. You may nominate more than one person per category or make nominations in all the categories. All nominees must be an employee of a GAHSC member agency or connected someway with a GAHSC member agency. The person nominating, however, does not need to be an employee of a member agency to submit a nomination.

If your nominee is selected, we will request a brief biography and a photo for display and recognition at the 2007 GAHSC Annual Conference. All awards will be presented at the 2007 GAHSC Annual Conference to be held May 16-18, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency, Savannah, Georgia. Notification of honorees will be made by the end of April in order for award recipients to make arrangements to attend the conference.

Nominations are due March 31, 2006 by 5:00 PM. You may fax your nomination to 404-572-6171 or send it electronically to carolyn@catalystforcare.org

Thank you for taking the time to nominate a deserving person. For additional information call 404-572-6278.

Please find a brief explanation on the categories of awards and nomination sheet listed below.

GAHSC Annual Conference Awards - Please help us identify individuals who are deserving of recognition with the GAHSC Annual Conference Awards.

Outstanding Agency Award - An agency who has demonstrated outstanding service to children.

Outstanding Legislator Award - A legislator who has demonstrated outstanding vision for change and leadership in advocating for children and families at-risk and the providers who care for them.

Social Service or Direct Care Worker (ie: OTPT, Speech, School Teachers) Award - A social service worker who has made outstanding contributions.

Outstanding Administrator Award (ie: usually this is a CEO type) - An administrator who has shown commitment to making a difference for children and dedication to his/her staff.

Supervisor Award (ie: usually a program director or supervisor of a program area) - A supervisor who has made outstanding contributions by supporting and leading his/her staff.

Outstanding Volunteer Award - A volunteer who has made outstanding contributions to making a difference for at-risk children.

Agency Board Member Award - A board member who has gone above and beyond the required tasks asked of the board member and made outstanding contributions to the other board members and the agency he/she serves.

Eugene Calhoun Lifetime Achievement Award - This award is for recognition of an individual for lifetime achievement in services to at-risk children.

Gail Bayes Vision for Children Award - This award is for recognition of an individual as an outstanding advocate and visionary for at-risk children.

Category: ___________________________________________________________

Nominee's Name: ____________________Phone: __________________________

Email Address_____________________________________________________________

Agency: ____________________________________________________________

1. Explain why this individual deserves the award for which he/she has been nominated:

2. Describe how this individual has gone above and beyond his/her normal job responsibilities:

3. List some of the nominee's accomplishments as a social service professional:

4. List nominee's professional affiliations:

Optional: Include a letter, poem, etc. from an adult or child whose life this person has touched. (Please account for confidentiality and obtain a release of information when appropriate.)

Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children.