Division 3 Awards Program

Division 3 Member of the Year Award

How can your chapter recognize and sponsor the coveted Member of the Year Award?? How can you pick the most deserving member of your chapter to recognize them and inspire others? I’ve put together some of the points found in AFSA Manual 700-1, Vol. 4 and some tips on how your awards program will help your chapter grow.

If you follow the guidance for the Chapter of the Year award you have already got step one complete. As you are keeping track of what your chapter is doing, keep track of who is in charge of each activity and who volunteers to help for each project. In most organizations you will see a few names that keep popping up. You will see those dependable members that should be recognized at both the chapter and division level.

Keep track of your members’ volunteer time and the project officers’ time. Most programs take more time to organize than the volunteers spend actually completing the project. Keep track and use the volunteer pins to award these members at chapter level and then at the end of the year with the Member of the Year Award.

Appendix F and G gives you all the criteria and checklist for submitting the member of the year package. It does ask for letters of appreciation as attachments, please include a copy of them. It will help reinforce your package.

Same thing applies here. Quantify what this member has done for your chapter in membership, volunteerism, leadership and what the impact of their involvement was. For example, he/she volunteered 100 hours per month at the Airmen’s Attic and was recognized as the top volunteer of the base for that project and received a LOA from the Wing Commander for serving 300 enlisted family members in a two month period. (Just an example)

Bottom line: You already have great people doing great things. These people are the ones keeping your chapter going, no one can do it alone! If possible recognize your Member of the Year at a public setting (your monthly meeting or Commander’s Call), it will prompt others to get involved.

The deadline for this years nominations is 14 Feb 05. Please get your packages completed on time to be eligible for competition at the division level.