Nominations Sought for Latino Heritage Award
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels and the city of Seattle Latino City Employees Organization announced today nominations are being accepted for the Fifth Annual Latino Heritage Award (formerly known as the Hispanic Heritage Month Award).
The Latino Heritage Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the Seattle Latino community by displaying leadership, initiative, creativity and dedication. Through their contributions, award recipients inspire others to be involved in the Latino community and make a difference.
The award will be presented at the Latino Heritage Celebration on Oct. 3, 2009, at the Seattle Aquarium.
Award Criteria
- Leadership - Motivates and inspires others to accomplish a specific goal or objective that benefits the Seattle Latino community.
- Initiative - Seeks renewed ways to work with the community; continually responds to new and changing needs of the community with creative responses and ideas. Has a personal commitment to see the project through to its resolution with determined effort.
- Creativity - Proposes and engages in creative ways to accomplish goals and objectives that support the Latino community.
- Dedication - Works on issues and seeks solutions to problems based on the needs of the community, not based on his/her own self-interests.
Nomination and Selection Procedure
- Submit a Latino Heritage Award Nomination Form. Please note, self-nominations will not be considered.
- Submit a one-page narrative describing how the nominee meets the city of Seattle Latino Heritage Award criteria. Provide examples of his/her leadership, initiative, creativity and dedication to the Latino community in Seattle. Send form and narrative by Sept. 11, 2009, to: City of Seattle Latino City Employees - Latino Heritage Award c/o Virginia Wehr - Department of Neighborhoods P.O. Box 94649 Seattle, WA 98124-4649 virginia.wehr@seattle.gov
- Nominations will be reviewed by award committee. The award recipient will be notified by Sept. 23, 2009.
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