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COMMUNITY COUNCIL AWARDS
Each year the Community Council honors those who have made a contribution
to Pacific Palisades by initiating some benefit to the community with the
award "Golden Sparkplug".
We also honor those who's contribution to Pacific Palisades has been their
steady, reliable, long-term service with a "Community Service"
award.
Guidelines for these awards are presented below.
GOLDEN SPARKPLUG AWARD
DEFINITION:
The Golden Sparkplug Award honors those citizens who
ignite ideas and projects into community action which affect all of us.
CRITERIA:
1.0 Candidate must have launched a new idea or project
benefiting the overall community.
2.0 Action or project should be:
- 2.1 Current calendar year in progress and/or completed
- 2.2 Major community impact and/or sustainable project
- 2.3 Broad community effect and/or affects a large group of persons
- 2.4 Voluntary contribution above and beyond
- 2.5 Not business related or part of one's business or job
RECIPIENT:
1.0 Both adults and youth are eligible for the award
2.0 Only 1 member of a given group or committee
3.0 Have broad community appeal and represent a cross section of the community
4.0 Selected based on quality of work versus quantity of nominations
PROCEDURE:
1.0 Open nominating letters and sort by names into youth
and adult categories (Nomination Committee appointed by PPCC Chair)
2.0 Check for multiple nominations in one envelope
3.0 Review nomination letters
4.0 Evaluate how well the candidates meet the guidelines
and sort into 2 groups:
- 4.1 Those requiring no further consideration
- 4.2 Those who could be candidates for the Community Service Award
SELECTION:
1.0 Discuss merits of each potential nomination
2.0 Vote
- 2.1 No committee member who nominates shall vote when that nomination is considered.
- 2.2 No committee member shall vote for him/herself or a family member.
3.0 For Golden Sparkplug Award winners: committee completion of synopsis, notification of individuals and The
Palisadian Post.
Adopted June 1997
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Community Service Award to honor long term and continuing outstanding volunteer service
by an individual to a Pacific Palisades neighborhood or to the
community-at-large.
GUIDELINES:
Nominations:
Any organization or individual in the community may nominate a
candidate. There is no limit on the number of nominations an
individual/organization may submit. Only nominations submitted
specifically for this award are eligible for consideration, although the
nomination may be supported by materials written for other awards.
Nominations must be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Pacific
Palisades Community Council at PO Box 1131 or by e-mail to the Chair of
the PPCC in accordance with the time frame suggested below.
Community Service Award Committee:
The Chair shall appoint a Committee of not less than three (3) current
members to review the nominations and select one or more persons to
receive the Award. Prior to the committee selecting persons for the Award,
the Committee Chair shall circulate by e-mail to other current members of
the Board a list of those persons who have been nominated and ask that if
any member of the Board desires to submit comments about any nominee, they
should submit any comments to the Committee chair with five days.
Recipient:
The recipient must be an individual. Each recipient's service should
be of a voluntary nature and not merely the beneficial outcome of official
or business-related work that the recipient engaged in.
The Award:
The Award shall be chosen and prepared by the Committee and presented
to the recipient(s) at the Annual Pacific Palisades Community Council
December Potluck Meeting. The recipient(s) and the family members shall be
guests of the PPCC. The Palisades Americanism Parade Association (PAPA)
shall be notified of the names of the recipient(s) so they may be included
in the Annual 4th of July Parade. (Notify PAPA @ PO BOX 1776, PP90272.
SUGGESTED TIME FRAME:
First October Meeting:
- Distribute Award Guidelines and discuss the Award.
- Submit Press Release to relevant publications soliciting nominations.
Second October Meeting: Appoint nominating committee.
First Saturday in November: Deadline for receipt of nominations
November Meeting is held on third Thursday:
Committee announces Award winner(s), notifies the
winner(s), notifies the Press (including Santa Monica Mirror, Brentmedia
publication (90272), Palisadian-Post and other local media if appropriate)
and the Board of Governors.
Winners are invited to the December Meeting Pot-luck Award Presentation.
Revised October 11, 2007
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