MARADMIN 512/08
R 121141Z SEP 08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2008 ZACHARY AND ELIZABETH FISHER
/DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN HUMANITARIAN AWARD//
POC/C. WEBB/YB-02/UNIT:MPC-10/-/TEL:DSN 278-9864/TEL:(703) 784-9864//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2008
ZACHARY AND ELIZABETH FISHER DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN HUMANITARIAN
AWARD.
2. BACKGROUND. THIS AWARD IS DESIGNATED TO RECOGNIZE AND REWARD
INDIVIDUAL(S) OR ORGANIZATION(S) DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL
PATRIOTISM AND HUMANITARIAN CONCERN FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES
ARMED FORCES OR THEIR FAMILIES. THE RECIPIENT WILL EXEMPLIFY ZACHARY
AND ELIZABETH FISHER'S PERSONAL QUALITIES OF PATRIOTISM, GENEROSITY,
AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
3. NOMINEES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
A. INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND ITS COMPONENTS, OR WHO WERE NOT SO
EMPLOYED DURING THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE AWARD IS RECOMMENDED.
B. INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE COMMERCIAL OR
PROFIT-MAKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH DOD OR WITH A DOD COMPONENT.
C. INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS HAVING A COMMERCIAL OR
PROFIT-MAKING RELATIONSHIP WITH DOD, OR WITH A DOD COMPONENT, MAY BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD IF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE:
(1) THE CONTRIBUTION IS SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND THAT SPECIFIED
OR IMPLIED WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ESTABLISHING THE
RELATIONSHIP.
(2) THE RECOGNITION IS CLEARLY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
4. CRITERIA FOR NOMINATIONS: THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO
INDIVIDUAL(S) OR ORGANIZATION(S) THAT SATISFIES THE FOLLOWING:
A. EXEMPLIFIES THE FISHER'S PERSONAL QUALITIES OF PATRIOTISM,
GENEROSITY AND SELFLESS DEDICATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, THROUGH AN OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIAN
ACT OR SERVICE.
B. SELFLESSLY CONTRIBUTES AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF TIME,
TALENT, OR RESOURCES TO BENEFIT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES.
C. SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MILITARY
MEMBERS OR THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE ACT OR SERVICE.
5. EACH NOMINATION SHOULD INCLUDE:
A. NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINEE.
B. NOMINEE'S PRESENT POSITION.
C. NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINEE'S EMPLOYER DURING THE PERIOD OF
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE.
D. SUMMARY, NOT TO EXCEED TWO DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES, OF THE
HUMANITARIAN ACT OR SERVICE RENDERED, AND HOW IT SIGNIFICANTLY
ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MILITARY MEMBERS OR THEIR FAMILIES.
E. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (OPTIONAL).
F. A PROPOSED CITATION, NOT TO EXCEED 90 WORDS, WHICH PROVIDES
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF THE ACT OR SERVICE PERFORMED.
G. NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE POINT OF CONTACT
FOR THE NOMINATING ORGANIZATION.
6. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT MPC-10 NO LATER THAN
24 SEPTEMBER 2008. EMAIL NOMINATIONS TO RUCHAR.WEBB@USMC.MIL.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS
AND POLICY DIVISION.//