ALCOAST 135/09 COMDTNOTE 1710 SUBJ: 2009 ARMED FORCES RECREATION SOCIETY AWARDS 1. THE ARMED FORCES RECREATION SOCIETY (AFRS), A BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION (NRPA), WILL BE PRESENTING ITS 2009 AFRS AWARDS AT ITS CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2009. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMERS IN YOUR COMMAND THAT HAVE MADE POSITIVE IMPACTS TO YOUR RECREATION PROGRAMS ON A FULL TIME OR COLLATERAL DUTY BASIS. MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE AWARDS. THE NAMES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF AWARD CATEGORIES ARE LISTED BELOW: A. FRONT LINE AWARD: THIS AWARD IS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS THE FRONT LINE IN ARMED FORCES RECREATION WITH NO MANAGEMENT OR SUPERVISORY ROLES. THESE ARE THE EMPLOYEES WHO HANDLE DAY TO DAY INTERACTION WITH CUSTOMERS: ISSUING EQUIPMENT, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, HANDLING CUSTOMERS CONCERNS AND WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM, FACILITY, OR SERVICE MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE CUSTOMER. THIS EMPLOYEE IS WHERE YOUR CUSTOMER GETS THE MAJORITY OF THEIR INFORMATION AND DEVELOPS A PERCEPTION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WE RARELY HEAR ABOUT BUT ARE VITAL TO DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. B. JOHN (PAT) HARDEN PRACTITIONER AWARD: THIS AWARD IS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN WORKING IN ARMED FORCES RECREATION AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL (PLANNING, PRODUCING, AND EXECUTING PROGRAMS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE PARTICIPANT) FOR NO MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS. THEY DO IT ALL: MOBILIZING VOLUNTEERS, DECORATING, CONTRACTING FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD, COORDINATING PUBLICITY, AND WORKING DAY AND NIGHT IN PREPARATION FOR THE PROGRAM. THIS AWARD IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN PROSPECTIVE CAREER ARMED FORCES RECREATION EMPLOYEES AND POTENTIAL AFRS/NRPA MEMBERS. C. SUPPORT SERVICES-BEHIND THE SCENES AWARD: SIMILAR TO THE FRONT LINE AWARD, THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK BEHIND THE SCENES OR IN THE BACK ROOM, YET ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE RECREATION PROGRAMS AT YOUR COMMAND. EXAMPLES WOULD INCLUDE ACCOUNTANTS, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND LABORERS. D. COMMANDERS AWARD: THIS AWARD GOES TO COMMAND MILITARY LEADERSHIP WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY RECREATION PROFESSIONALS OR MEMBERS OF AFRS/NRPA. THESE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD ADVOCATE AND DISPLAY EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP IN THE DELIVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INSTALLATION ARMED FORCES RECREATION PROGRAM AND WHO SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE AN INSTALLATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE. E. SPECIAL CITATION AWARD: THIS AWARD IS FOR CIVILIAN OR MILITARY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY RECREATION PROFESSIONALS OR MEMBERS OF AFRS/NRPA. THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ARMED FORCES RECREATION IN THE AREA OF LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PIONEERING, OR RESEARCH. INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEERS OR HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO AN INSTALLATIONS RECREATION PROGRAM MAY ALSO BE NOMINATED. F. FELLOW AWARD: THIS AWARD IS FOR CURRENT AFRS/NRPA MEMBERS WHO HAVE WORKED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS IN ARMED FORCES RECREATION AT THE OPERATIONS LEVEL. THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSEEING AND IMPLEMENTING THE RECREATION PROGRAM. THEY INTERACT WITH STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS AND ARE CURRENTLY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS OF AFRS/NRPA. THIS AWARD REQUIRES A ONE YEAR ACTIVE, INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN AFRS/NRPA AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION. G. EXECUTIVE FELLOW AWARD: THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MANAGEMENT STAFF AT THE MAJOR COMMAND, MAJOR SUBCOMMAND, AND DEPARTMENT OR TOP INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT LEVEL. THESE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBILITIES ARE RECREATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WITH A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS FULL TIME EXPERIENCE. THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY ALSO BE TOP-LEVEL INSTALLATION ARMED FORCES RECREATION EXECUTIVES. THIS AWARD REQUIRES A ONE YEAR ACTIVE, INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN AFRS/NRPA AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION. H. DISTINGUISHED FELLOW AWARD: THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION FROM AFRS AND ONLY A PREVIOUS RECIPIENT OF A FELLOW AWARD OR EXECUTIVE FELLOW AWARD, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS HELD ELECTED OFFICE IN AFRS, OR HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE AFRS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY QUALIFY. THE CANDIDATES MUST BE PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED AS A CERTIFIED PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL (CPRP). THIS AWARD REQUIRES A ONE YEAR ACTIVE, INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN AFRS/NRPA AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION. I. LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD: THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES A CAREER OF SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION. CANDIDATES FOR THIS AWARD MUST BE RETIRED WITH A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE ARMED FORCES RECREATION PROFESSION. THE INDIVIDUAL MUST EITHER BE A CURRENT OR FORMER MEMBER OF AFRS/NRPA AND HAVE HELD AN INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP WITH THE AFRS/NRPA. 2. SHOULD YOU WISH TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION FOR ONE OR MORE OF THESE AWARDS, A COPY OF THE AWARDS PACKAGE CONTAINING SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE SUBMISSION PROCESS AND THE FORM MAY BE OBTAINED AT WWW.USCG.MIL/MWR/HQREC/MWRAWARDS.ASP. AN ELECTRONIC COPY FOR SUBMISSION MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE USCG SERVICE REP, MR. ROBERT DAVIS, IN COMDT (CG-103) AT (757) 420-2480, EXT. 3031, OR E-MAIL: ROBERT.L.DAVIS(AT)USCG.MIL, OR MR. GARY SCHEER AT EXT. 3035 OR GSCHEER(AT)CG-EXCHANGE.COM. AN ELECTRONIC COPY MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED ON THE NRPA WEB SITE AT WWW.NRPA.ORG/AFRS, AND THEN CLICK 2009 AFRS AWARDS NOW OPEN. 3. THIS YEARS AWARD SUBMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED ELECTRONICALLY. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 30APRIL2009 BY THE COAST GUARD SERVICE REP AT THE E-MAIL ADDRESS CITED ABOVE. YOUR E-MAIL DATE WILL DOCUMENT RECEIPT DATE. E-MAIL NOMINATIONS SHALL INCLUDE COMMAND APPROVAL. 4. RADM JODY A. BRECKENRIDGE, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, SENDS. 5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.