WHITNEY M. YOUNG JR. SERVICE AWARD

THE

WHITNEY M. YOUNG JR.

SERVICE AWARD

THE

WHITNEY M. YOUNG JR.

SERVICE AWARD

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award is to recognize outstanding services

by an adult individual or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development

and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low-income urban back-

grounds—this is in ful fillment of Whitney Young’s dream of justice and equality for all.

COUNCIL PROCEDURES

1. Recipients are approved nationally through nomination by a local council. (Councils must

use the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award nomination form, No. 512-427, which is available

online at www.scouting.org/multicultural.)

2. The award is presented to people at all levels of the organization (executive board, district

Scouters, unit personnel) and to people of all races and income levels.

3. The council’s annual quota of awards shall not exceed the number of districts in the council.

Emphasis is on being selective, with no intention that the full quota must be used every year.

The quota is noncumulative.

4. The council president designates a committee to administer the award for the council. This

may be a special Whitney M. Young Jr. Award committee or the council’s advancement and rec-

ognition committee, Silver Beaver committee, or inner-city/rural advisory committee. The com-

mittee should include at least one person who is familiar with low-income urban and/or rural

outreach. The Scout executive or a designated staff member serves as adviser to the committee.

5. The committee screens, prioritizes, and selects worthy nominees. Nominations may be sub-

mitted to the committee by committee members, professional staff, or any other registered

Scouter.

6. Nominations are then submitted by the local council to the Program Impact Department at

the national office. Please allow 60 days for review and consideration of approval by a national

volunteer committee and delivery of the award. Approval should be received before the award

is announced or presented.

7. Select a highly visible event with an appropriate ceremony to present the award. Council and

district appreciation dinners, annual business meetings, testimonial dinners, or a major func-

tion that the recipient is associated with provide excellent settings for the award presentation.

8. The presentation might also involve other community agencies that are actively involved with

rural or low-income urban outreach (such as the Urban League, for which Whitney Young

served as national executive director).

9. Use the publicity kit that is sent to councils with each approved award. It contains press releases, a

sample presentation outline, publication-quality photos, and information about Whitney Young.

10. The award should not be presented posthumously.

NOMINATION

FOR THE SERVICE AWARD

Submitted by the ___________________________________________________________ Council, No. ___________

Name of council

Boy Scouts of America,______________________________________________________________________________

City State Zip code

We hereby nominate

Name _________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________________________State ____________ Zip code ________________

Occupation ____________________________________________________________________________________

Scouting affiliation _______________________________________________________________________________

Local council committee approval

On _______________ the ___________________________________________________________________committee

Date

approved the nominee as worthy of this award.

________________________________________ Signed ________________________________________

Presentation date Committee chair

________________________________________

Scout executive

NOTE: Allow two months for national volunteer committee consideration,

approval, and delivery of the award.

NATIONAL OFFICE USE

Approved by the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award

Committee:

Date ________ By_____________________________

Committee chair

______________________________

Staff adviser

REASONS FOR

RECOMMENDING NOMINEE

GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMITTEE SUBMITTING THE NOMINATION

The following are examples of the criteria, a combination of which might make a possible candidate for this recognition.

They suggest what the nominating committee should be looking for. This list is not definitive, as there are many ways in

which an outstanding contribution can be made to youth from rural or low-income urban backgrounds.

Give facts, dates, and offices held that show specific accomplishments of the nominee in contributing to Scouting for

youth from low-income backgrounds. You also may include other services (e.g., activities in business, civic, religious,

educational, service, other fields) that indirectly assisted in extending an opportunity to such youth.

NOTE: Accomplishments (quantitative and qualitative), as opposed to number of years of involvement, should be the

more important criteria for receiving this award. For each criterion, please be specific as to how the candidate has influ-

enced youth from low-income backgrounds and their communities. (A biography will not be accepted as a substitute for

a completed application.)

CRITERIA

The nominee has made a significant contribution while acting as an advocate for rural or low-income urban people,

encouraging outreach to improve their conditions, and sensitizing Scouting’s and America’s leadership to these condi-

tions. The nominee

1. Actively served on the following committees or boards that promoted activities and services for low-income

communities (urban or rural):

2. Extended Scouting opportunities to youth of low-income communities (urban or rural) in the following ways:

3. Assisted the local council executive board and district committee(s) in the recruitment of key leadership as follows:

4. Participated in the development of volunteer leadership in low-income areas (urban or rural). Describe.

5. Responded to hands-on activities at summer camp, in community service projects, or in other activities of special

assistance to people in low-income areas (urban or rural). Describe.

Caused greater comprehension of the uses of Scouting in organizations that serve far-reaching rural or low-income urban

communities. Explain how.

7. Created a better understanding of how to apply the aims and ideals of Scouting in low-income com muni ties

(urban

or rural).

Explain how.

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Helped others understand how to make Scouting operations meaningful to people in rural or low-income urban

areas, including outreach and organizational methods. Describe.

9. Provided, through achievements and deeds, a civic and charitable role model for Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters.

Describe.

10. Gave leadership to funding, training, methods development, and/or other administrative support necessary to make

Scouting effective in low-income communities

(urban or rural)

. Explain.

11. Describe other involvement.

(If more space is needed, please add extra sheets.)

ORDER FORM

TO: Program Impact Department

Boy Scouts of America, S209

1325 West Walnut Hill Lane

P.O. Box 152079

Irving, TX 75015-2441

Phone: 972-580-2119

Fax: 972-580-7894

Email: Whitney.M.Y[email protected]

Please ship the following item(s):

Amount enclosed $ _________________

(Make checks payable to Boy Scouts of America (account 79005-6280). In the event that a nominee is not selected,

funds will be refunded promptly.)

SHIP TO

Name _________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________________ State ________________ Zip code _________________________

Phone _____________________________________

Area code

Date of presentation _______________________________________ NOTE: Please allow two months for national

volunteer committee consideration, approval,

and delivery of award.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

Name __________________________________________________________________________________________

Title ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Date ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Description of the Award

An 8

⁄2-by-10-inch walnut plaque with an engraving of Whitney M. Young Jr. and a plate for engraving

the recipient’s name.

Name of Article Unit Price Quantity Subtotal

Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award

Plaque

$55.00

Lapel Pin—optional

(not available for organization recipients)

$5.75

Embroidered Square Knot—optional

(not available for organization recipients)

$2.25

Pendant on Ribbon—optional

(not available for organization recipients)

$25.00

512-427

2011 Printing