Recognition and Awards
Postmarked no later than February 8, 2016
It is appropriate to nominate yourself and your own post, Explorers, and Advisors.
Awards will be presented at specified post events. Additional nomination forms may be downloaded at
www.explorenow.org and follow the link to the banquet information.
Awards available for Explorers:
1. Learning for Life Leadership Award: An award given, with regard to tenure, to the Explorer for leadership shown
through Exploring and the community. This is a nationally recognized award and is the highest honor a local council can
bestow on an Explorer. Separate application form available on website.
2. Youth Service Award: An award given to an Explorer who shows citizenship, kindness and leadership through serving
others in their community.
3. Explorer of the Year: An award for an active Explorer who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and provided
outstanding service to their post.
4. New Explorer of the Year: An award given to a first time registered Explorer who has demonstrated remarkable service
to their post, as well as social and career skills.
5. Life Saving Award: A distinguished award for an active youth member who has demonstrated unusual heroism and skill
in saving or attempting to save a life.
Awards available for adult Advisors:
7. Learning for Life National Leadership Award: An award given, with regard to tenure, to the Advisor for leadership
shown through Exploring and the community. This is a nationally recognized award and is the highest honor a local can
bestow on an Advisor. Separate application form available on website.
8. Post Advisor of the Year: An award given to the advisor of one post for excellence in coordination and creative planning.
9. Associate Post Advisor of the Year: An award given to a registered adult advisor. Based on service to youth by assisting
the main advisor.
10. New Advisor of the Year Award: An award given to a first time registered adult advisor who has demonstrated
leadership and career specific skills.
Awards available for posts:
11. New Post of the Year: An award for the most enthusiastic first year post which has empowered their youth to be leaders
and participated in council events and trainings.
12. Community Service Award: An award given to the post most focused on its community. This is shown through special
community service projects.
13. Innovation Award: An award given to the post that has the most noteworthy and innovative ideas for creativity in post
program, fundraising, recruiting or other post activities.
14. Post of the Year: An award given to the post that has raised the standard for others by creating an exceptional program,
utilizing council resources, attending council events and trainings and recruiting and supporting youth leaders.
15. Marketing Award: An award given to the post that displays the best marketing for their post and the Exploring Program.
Please attach an example of the marketing piece to your nomination form.
Recognition for posts:
(Nomination forms are not required for these two awards.)
16. Journey to Excellence: An award presented to all posts that have met the criteria for national recognition of quality in
post organization and programming.
17. Tenure Recognition: An award for posts that achieve 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years of participation.
Exploring Awards
Northern Star Council
Nomination Form
Please submit the following information for your nomination.
(You may use this form or send an e-mail to: [email protected])
Postmarked no later than February 8, 2016
Section One: Nominee
Individual or post nominated:
Post number #:
Address:
Phone number:
This application is for the
Award (one per form)
(Please do a separate nomination for each person or post you are nominating.)
Section Two: Nominator
Nominator’s Name:
Address:
Daytime Phone #:
email:
Section Three:
On a separate sheet of paper, address the following questions, as well as the criteria of the award.
Tenure w/post:
Position(s) in post:
Leadership Position(s) Held:
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Additional Exploring activities
Why do you feel this person/post should receive this award?
Nominator’s signature:
Date:
Send Nomination applications to:
[email protected]
FAX: 763-231-7202
Attn: Melinda Inman
Exploring Awards
393 Marshall Ave
St. Paul, MN 55102
Leadership Award
for Youth
and Adults
Leadership Award for
Youth and Adults
Purpose
The council/district presents the Learning
for Life Leadership Award, which is a distinguished award for Explorers, high
school participants, and adult volunteer
leaders who have given exceptional leadership in Exploring or Learning for Life programs. The Leadership Award is available
annually to all Explorer posts and Learning
for Life high school groups.
Recognition
Medallion (No. 04173) suspended from a
blue/red/blue ribbon and worn around the
neck, and certificate (No. 32195) (for council/district recognition).
Qualifications
• Active youth participant or adult
leader for at least one year in either
the Learning for Life high school program or Exploring.
• Demonstrated exceptional dedication
and gave outstanding leadership to the
youth participants in either the
Learning for Life high school program
or Exploring.
• Provide at least three letters of recommendation from post or group, school,
employer, civic, or community leaders
with nomination form.
Council/District Selection
Procedure
The Learning for Life Leadership Award
selection committee is part of the program
function of the local council/district. The
program committee is responsible for the
following:
• Submit a letter with the application
noting the council/district plan and
deadline date for receiving all nominations from all Explorer posts and high
school groups.
• Review all post and group nominations and select the recipients for the
council/district.
• Design a local ceremony for presentation, and order the Leadership Award
Medallion (No.04173) and Leadership
Award Certificate (No. 32195) from
the National Distribution Center.
• Through proper public relations, focus
attention on the winner or winners
and their accomplishments.
Nomination for Learning for Life
Leadership Award
______ Youth
______ Adult
(Please check type of award)
Post or Group Number ___________
______ Program Tenure (in years)
Name of Organization ________________________
Nominee Information:
Name ________________________________________________________________________
(Student) School/Grade ________________________________________________________
or
(Adult) Title/Company __________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________
City __________________________________________
Home Phone (____) ______________________
State ________
Zip __________
Day Phone (____)____________________
Nominee’s Personal Record (attach additional sheets if needed):
Current Organizations (with which the nominee is now active and involved):
Past Organizations (with which the nominee was active and involved):
Leadership Positions (List all positions that the nominee has ever held and indicate the
current positions with an asterisk.)
Recognitions (List important achievements, awards, or recognitions received by the
nominee; the organizations that presented them; and the year that they were received.)
Statement (Tell in 100 words or fewer how the nominee has demonstrated exceptional
dedication and outstanding leadership to the youth participants in either Exploring or
Learning for Life programs.)
Leadership Award Nomination Form should be sent to the local council.