Outstanding Community Service

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions of religious institutions, service agencies and organizations, civic clubs, governmental departments that have made positive contributions to the lives of older people.

Selection of Recipient(s):

1. Each state may have one community service agency honored per year with this award.
2. The following criteria will be used to rank nominations.


20 percent - the level of importance of the issue the program is designed to address
15 percent - creativity
15 percent - level of resources devoted to program
30 percent - effectiveness in meeting objectives
20 percent - extent to which experience can provide guidance to other organizations


3. The Awards/Elections Committee will make the decision and notify AAA submitting nomination.

The following is a list of previous OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Recipients

2000

• AL Huntsville Alabama Police Department
• KY Commonwealth Attorney General's Office of Senior Protection
• NC Upper Coastal Plain COG/AAA and AARP
• SC Providence Presbytery, Tina Manley
• TN District I AARP Chapter

2001

• GA Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church
• KY "Senior Connections" AmeriCorps
• NC C.A.R.E. Partnership through the North Carolina Baptist Men/North Carolina Baptist State Convention.
• SC South Carolina Association of Councils on Aging Directors

2002

• KY First Baptist Church
• NC Chowan Baptist Association
• SC Clemson University, Department of Consumer Affairs, Office of Senior and Long Term Care Services and Central Midlands AAA
• TN William L. Gibbons/Shelby County District Attorney
• MS Heart and Hand, Inc.

2003

• SC Care South Carolina, Inc
• TN Tennessee Health Care Foundation
• KY Warren County Sheriff Department/Bowling Green Police Dept.
• NC Greater East Arcadia Senior Citizens Association

2004

• GA Middle Gerogia GeorgiaCares and Westside High School
• KY Highlands Community Ministries CARE Club
• NC Love, Inc.
• TN Colonia View Baptist Church

2005

• GA Albany first United Methodist Church
• KY Long Term Care Ombudsman Program/KIPDA
• NC Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties
• SC Newberry County Sheriff's Department
• TN Knox County Government

2006

• SC South Carolina Student Loan Corporation/Charitable Giving Committee
• AL Heritage Baptist Church
• KY Linda H. Fountain – Louisville Metro Solid Waste Management
• NC Mayor Allen Joines and the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• TN Saint Mary’s Primelife for Seniors

2007

• AI Food Bank of North Alabama
• GA Phoebe Putney memorial Hospital
• KY Transit Authority of River City
• NC North Carolina Justice Academy
• SC Lowcountry Senior Network

2008

• GA Walton Options for Independent Living (WOIL)
• KY Louisville Metro Elder Abuse Coordinating Committee
• NC North Carolina's Silver Alert Program
• SC CareSouth Carolina Community Pharcacy
• TN Christ in Youth

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