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2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award

KING: HIS VOICE, HIS TEACHINGS, HIS LOVE FOR HUMANITY

NAACP Santa Fe Branch
New Mexico Martin Luther King. Jr. State Commission
Santa Fe Public Schools

Many high school students use what they have learned from Dr. King’s teachings and express their love for and commitment to humanity by providing community service in Santa Fe.  The Santa Fe Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the New Mexico Martin Luther King. Jr. State Commission, and Santa Fe Public Schools are seeking nominations of high school students who are performing exemplary community service.  We urge everyone to nominate any 11th or 12th grade student who is actively volunteering and performing community service, for the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award.  Winners will receive a monetary award, a certificate, a commemorative gift, one year membership in the Santa Fe Branch NAACP, and information about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Community members, counselors, principals, teachers, and all who work with youth in any capacity are encouraged to nominate students from all ability, cultural, ethnic, gender, and orientation backgrounds.

The theme for this year’s commemoration is KING: HIS VOICE, HIS TEACHINGS, HIS LOVE FOR HUMANITY.  Youth who are leaders today will continue leading in our future. The Santa Fe Branch seeks to acknowledge those young leaders for their contributions uplifting our community. These youth exemplify what it takes for global citizenry, as they express their own love for humanity.  Student nominees must:

  • Be enrolled in a Santa Fe public high school, charter school, or Santa Fe Indian School
  • Be in grades 11-12
  • Hold at least a 2.5 GPA
  • Be actively providing community service

A Nomination Form is (1) attached with this announcement; (2) available through the Santa Fe Public Schools, Charter Schools, and Santa Fe Indian School; and (3) on the NAACP Santa Fe Branch web site: http://naacpsfnm.blogspot.com

The winners will be honored and receive their awards at the annual commemoration of Dr. King’s birthday in the Rotunda of the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe, on Monday, January 15, 2018, at 12 Noon. Nominees, parents, teachers, counselors, principals, all family members, and friends are encouraged to attend the event in support of the nominees, our future leaders. This is a wonderful event with people attending from various parts of the state and the nation.  Often, there are visitors from other countries as well.

Deadline:      Submissions must be received by 5:00pm, Friday, December 1, 2017
Submit to:     Doris Fields, Ph.D., Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee Chair
Santa Fe NAACP P.O. Box 15692, Santa Fe, NM 87592-5692   
Contact:        Doris Fields, Ph.D.: (505) 867-5340


The 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award

KING: HIS VOICE, HIS TEACHINGS, HIS LOVE FOR HUMANITY

NAACP Santa Fe Branch
New Mexico Martin Luther King. Jr. State Commission
Santa Fe Public Schools

Nomination Form
Deadline is 5:00 pm, December 1, 2017

Nominee*

Name _________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________
Phone ________________________Email __________________________________
School ____________________         Grade Level ____ Grade Point Average (GPA) _____
Teacher___________________ Principal ____________________________________
* NAACP requests parental permission to publish the student’s name and photograph
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Community organization(s) with which the student works
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Community Service
Description of community service (Please demonstrate the reason the student should receive the award). Feel free to use extra pages where needed.

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Nominator
Name ________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________
Phone ________________________ Email ______________________________

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Relationship to student __________________________________________________
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