This award acknowledges three city/county committees that have had a positive influence on the local Democratic community and the 2012 elections through party building, outreach, community service, goal obtainment, organizational development, and electoral success. This year we feature three categories for this award: Category I, Category II, and Category III. An explanation for these categories can be found at the end of this post.
Please note, a committee must be current with its 2013 Local Committee dues, as well as have its committee membership roster and by-laws on file with DPVA to be eligible for these awards.
Instructions:
In 500 words or less, please answer the following questions. Any nomination application exceeding 500 words will be disqualified. All nominations are due by 5:00 pm on June 16, 2013. Please send to clark@vademocrats.org.
Questions:
- Please discuss the committee’s greatest achievement in 2012.
- What efforts have been made to reach out to other groups and communities to better include them in the local committee? How many members joined in 2012?
- Please describe the local committee’s most successful event and how it was accomplished.
- The Democratic Party is more than a social club. It is a community organization. Please describe the community service activities advocated by your committee in 2012 that depicts the spirit of the Democratic Party.
- Describe a new practice implemented in 2012 that helped the committee achieve its goals or fulfill its mission, i.e. membership recruitment, community outreach, local elections, etc.
Selections:
A diverse group of Virginia Democrats will be chosen to evaluate all submitted nominations. The names of these eleven individuals will be kept confidential until introduced at the DPVA Awards Luncheon. The political department will also provide recommendations. Three finalists from each category will be selected and asked to attend the luncheon.
Please submit nominations by 5PM on June 16 to clark@vademocrats.org. The winners will be announced at the Grassroots Awards luncheon on June 29 at 12:30PM at the Richmond Convention Center.
Category I Localities: Committees that represent localities that have a population that exceeds 50,000 registered voters.
Category II Localities: Committees that represent counties that have a between 15,000 and 49,999 registered voters.
Category III Localities: Committees that represent localities that have a population less than 15,000 registered voters.