HomeMy WebLinkAboutDistinguished Service AwardsLaurel Chamber of Commerce
108 East Main, P.O. Box 395
(40 ¢UREL, MONTANA 5904
November 22, 2002
Laurel Chamber of Commerce Member:
Encloon~l you will find an entry form for the Distinguished Service Awards nominations. The Laurel
Chamber of Commerce will choose a winner in each of the six categories and W'Lll present this winner with
an award at the Distinguished Service Awards Banquet Janumy 20, 2003. Judging is done on a point basis
aRer all nominations are received. The categories are: Employee of the Year, Boss or Manager of the
Year, Special Service Award, Pablie Official of the Year, Basine~ Person of the Year, and Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Is there someone special out the~e that you feel needs to be recognized for their special efforts? Do you
have an employee or do you work with someone who makes it a pleasure to be at the job? Do you have a
boss or a manage~ that is caring, kind and considerate? Is there a special person in your urgani~ation or
club that contribu*es or volunteers for all of the tasks that no one else would? Is there a police officer,
postal worker, teacher, principal, ur any other type of public official that has contributed to the good of
Laurel above and beyond what is expected of them? Is there someone who owns a business that
contributes to Lanrel just for the sake of making Lintel a better place to live? If yon know people who fit
any or aH of these categories, we would like to hear from you,
Feel free to photocopy the nomination form on the backside of this letter and eeter as many people as you
wish. You may also want to make exlm copies of the form to give to your employees for their
nominations. Deadline for nominations is December 31, 2002. Nomination forms can be dropped offat
the office at 108 East Main, faxed to the office at 628-2041,ur mailed to:
Laurel Chamber of Commerce DSA Committee
P.O. Box 395
Laurel, MT 59044
There will be a banquet held on January 20, 2003, in order to give out these awards. Social hour will be at
6:00 pan., dinner and awards will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Laurel Chamber of Commerae, Laurel Jaycces
and the Laurel Woman tn Business will be presenting awards at this banquet. For mere information, please
contact the Chamber office at 628-8105. Tickets are available at the Chamber office. Alt are invited to
attend!
Sincerely,
LAUREL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
D1STllqGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS COMMITTEE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS NOMINATION FORM:
CATEGORY:
1. Employee of the Year
2. Boss or Manager of the Year
3. Public Official of the Year
4. Business Person of the Year
5. Special Service Award
6. Lifetime Achievement Award
(Circle the category that your nominee fits into. Some nominees fit into more than one
category. Feel fi'ee to photocopy this form if nominating more than one person.)
Employee of the Year: Contribution to the business or employer, contribution to fellow
employees or co-workers, contribution to special customer service, or contribution to the
general community. (Your nora!nation could include but not be limited to an outstanding
employee who has served an area business or organization above and beyond the calI-of
duty, someone who may be considered a positive co-worker, motivator, or a leader in
their field, or those Who have excelled in their job duties.)
Boss or Manager of the year:. Contribution to a business or employer, contribution to
fellow employees, contribution to customers, or contribution to the community. (We
recommend that your nomination be someone who is in a management or supervisory
capacity including but not limited to owner, co-owner, or employed management
personnel.)
Public Official of the Year: Contribution to the office in which they serve, contribution
to the community, or contribution to the public directly served by their position.
(Consideration of your nomination may include, but not be limited to the city
government, educational system individuals or officials either elected, appointed, or
employed where their position includes some aspect of administrative duties.)
Business Person of the Year: Contribution to the community and/or business market as
a whole, contribution to their employees, or contribution to their customers. (Your
nomination could include owners or co-owners in the wholesale, manufacturing, retail,
foodm~c[ ~beverage busiaess, a~elt:as.~ll~'of, ssiorm.!, al: ser~'. ~ice businesses,
including financial institutions, auto dealerships, etc.)
Soecial, Service Award: Contribution to the community, or their organization or group
(if any). (Your nomination could not only include those belonging to an organization or'
club, but may include anyone who has served the community in any form.)
Lifetime Achievement Aw~rq: Contribution to the community over a period of many
years and has devoted much of~th~ir life making the community a better place to live or
has tried to make a difference in the lives of the people around them.
Please give a summary and a brief reason why your nominee should be selected
based on their contribution. The back of this sheet or a separate sheet may be used.