Deadline June 10 For Award Nominee Applications

June 10 is the deadline set for turning in the names of nominees for this year's Outstanding Family Readiness and Support Award and the Special Appreciation Award. 

These awards will be presented at the Family Readiness Workshop and Leadership Conference banquet, Saturday, Aug. 13, at Atlanta's Sheraton-Colony Square Hotel.

Candidate (s) for these awards may be: 
* National Guard member.
* National Guard family member.
* National Guard Retiree.
* Family Readiness and Support Group volunteer or a specific unit of the Army or Air National Guard.

Individuals or groups may be nominated for significant outstanding contributions, which improved the quality of life for families, and that provided exceptional support to family readiness in a National Guard unit or local community.

Each nomination must include a narrative statement, not to exceed 800 words. It must describe how the candidate's work or contribution benefited Army or Air Guard quality of life programs, and how that person or group has provided exceptional support to Family Readiness within a community or unit.

Applications, which can be obtained by calling Altamese Finch with the Directorate of Workforce Development at 678-569-6420, need to be completed and returned to her by the June 10 deadline.