2016Surviving Spouse Liaison Excellence Award Criteria/Guidelines

Part 1: Criteria

Awarded to the Surviving Spouse Liaison who has demonstrated superior performance as a Council/Chapter Surviving Spouse Liaisonin one or more of the following Surviving Spouse Advisory Committee (SSAC) mission areas:

Recruiting and Retention

  • Actively recruits surviving spouse members
  • Actively works to retain surviving spouses within the chapter by discovering new and innovative activities to hold their interest

Representation

  • Conveys timely and pertinent information from SSAC and other sources to surviving spouses, chapter leaders and all chapter members
  • Communicates to SSAC timely and pertinent news/interest items on chapter actions
  • Stays abreast of the current issues of the Surviving Spouse community and the legislative actions of MOAA on these issues
  • Contributes to the chapter newsletter and website with written articles on a variety of topics, and submitting the monthly Surviving Spouse Liaison memo for re-print in council/chapter newsletter

Responsibility

  • Demonstrates leadership and willingly assumes responsibility within the council/chapter
  • Can initiate, lead, and manage a project from beginning to end
  • Organizes surviving spouse/chapter community service projects

**Please note that a former Surviving Spouse Committee Member must wait three years from the time of leaving the committee before she can be nominated for the Surviving Spouse LiaisonExcellence Award**

PART 2: SURVIVING SPOUSE LIAISONEXCELLENCE AWARD NOMINATION FORM

All Chapter and Council Presidents, current National MOAA Board of Directors, and current Surviving Spouse Advisory Committee (SSAC) members may nominate aSurviving Spouse Liaisonfor this award.

A: Surviving Spouse LiaisonInformation

Name:______

Mailing Address:______

Email Address:______

Phone Number:______

Name of chapter and/or council in which they currently serve as aSurviving Spouse Liaison:

______

**A photograph of the nominee must also be submitted**

PART B: Chapter/Council President, MOAA BoD member, or SSAC Individual Information

Submitters Name:______

Chapter/Council in which you currently serve as President:

______

Email Address:______

PART C: Recommendation Letter

Should highlight exemplary performance, noteworthy surviving spouse involvement, or any other unique activities or ideas; all for the benefit of the council/chapter and/or community.

Please submit your completed nomination form and your recommendation letter via email:

Nominations must be received NO LATER THAN 9 September 2016.

Questions? Email or call 1-800-234-6622