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The Jefferson Awards

We are looking for people who make a difference.... Indivivduals who have made the Mobile/Pensacola Gulf Coast a better place for us all.

In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S. Senator Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard founded the American Institute for Public Service, a 501c3 public foundation, to establish a Nobel Prize for public and community service - The Jefferson Awards.

The Jefferson Awards are presented on two levels: national and local. National award recipients represent a "Who's Who" of outstanding Americans. On the local level, Jefferson Awards recipients are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward.

To help identify and celebrate these " Unsung Heroes", the Institute has developed a partnership with local media organizations throughout the nation. The Jefferson Awards for Public Service

To nominate a volunteer who has made our area a better place, simply fill out the form below. A panel of judges will review the nominations and select five to recieve a Jefferson Award Medallion at a special celebration. One of the five local recipients will be chosen to represent our area at the national awards event in Washington DC next June.

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The Nomination Form

Step 1: Nominator Information First Name * Last Name * Home Address * City * State * Zip Code * Email * Phone Work Phone Cell Phone

Step 2: Nominee Information First Name * Last Name * Home Address * City * State * Zip Code * Email * Phone Work Phone Cell Phone

Step 3: Summary Sentence In this section tell us about the individual who is being nominated

Step 4: Outstanding Personal Acts Here is an ordinary individual performing outstanding personal acts. This individual stands out for taking extra steps. The individual acts were �outstanding�� unique��heroic.�

Step 5: Community Impact Beside the heroic acts of the individual, the individual has positively impacted the community. The acts of this individual helped hundreds of others. Look at the change or improvement that this individual was responsible for while addressing important issues facing our community. Ordinary individual performing outstanding personal acts. This individual stands out for taking extra steps. The individual acts were �outstanding�� unique��heroic.�

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