The question often arises upon receipt of the Petite Communique, "What do I do with these forms and pages?", most often referring to the pages for some of the newer programs. Special Awards is one of the "newer" programs. The most important answer is "assign a voyageur to direct the Special Awards Program" in your Voiture, be it Locale or Grande. All this requires is to pick a Voyageur, give him these Nationale Special Awards pages and let him know that, if he needs help, that he should contact anyone on your Grande or the Nationale Special Awards Committee.
                If no one is appointed to do the job, it falls back on the Chef de Gare and/or Correspondant to get it done or, in so many cases, it doesn't get done. If it doesn't get done, it isn't fair to your Voiture and the voyageurs associated with it. It also isn't fair to potential candidates for these awards. They deserve better.
                There is a lot of satisfaction in giving out these awards. The pride in the eyes of the recipient will make you a believer when you present them an award. The presentation can be made at your regular Promenade, a special meeting or a dinner meeting is even nicer. Contact the media to get some publicity for the recipient. He or she will enjoy this and believe it or not, it will acquaint the public with La Societe also. You can promote your other programs at this same time. Your Voiture will appreciate this publicity the next time they are raising funds for their programs. If people have heard of you, it is a lot easier to sell tickets and other fund raising items.

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The Nomination Form is designed so it can be used for any of the four awards. A separate nomination form must be submitted for each award; for instance, one form for Hero; one form for Voyageur; etc. The top part of the Nomination Form is to be completed by the Locale. The bottom is used for reporting to Nationale Special Awards. All nominations to Nationale must go through the Grande Voiture and be accompanied by a Participation Reporting Form (found on page 19 in this booklet) signed by the Grand Correspondant.
          The submission process starts with the Voiture Locale submitting their nominations to the assigned Sous Grand Special Awards Directeur du CA by May 1st. The Voiture Locale's nominations must be accompanied by the Participation Reporting Form completed with all requested information (top part pf page 19). The Grande Voiture then selects a winner to send to the National Sous Directeur Special Awards judge for that category. The selected winner is usually honored by the Grande Voiture at one of its Grande functions, such as a Grande Promenade or Grande Cheminot meeting. These winning Grande Voiture nomination packets must be received by the designated National judges no later than July 1st. The bottom part of page 19 must be completed with all requested information and signed by the Grand Correspondant.
1. Each Voiture Locale may enter only one (1) candidate for each of the four awards. Likewise, Grande Voitures may enter one candidate for each of the four awards. All nominations to Nationale must come through the Grande Voiture and must be accompanied by a Participation Reporting Form from the Grande Voiture. A nomination without a Participation Reporting Form is considered incomplete and will not be judged.
2. All entries must be made on the form approved by Voiture Nationale. All nominations must be typewritten or legibly printed.
3. All documentation is to be attached to, or included with, the Official Nomination Form (page 18). Documentation includes, but is not limited to, a biography newspaper clippings, radio/TV transcripts, magazine articles, letters of commendation, etc. It is suggested, but not required, that two color photos (one 8 x 10 and one 3 x 5) accompany the nomination. In any event, photos will be required within a few days of the individual's selection as a Nationale winner. These are for the article in the Forty and Eighter magazine.
4. All candidates must live or be involved in the jurisdiction of the Grande Voiture.
5. All Grande Voiture nomination "packets" must be received by the appropriate National Sous Directeur of Special Awards judge by July 1st. "Packets" received late cannot be judged as there is no time to spare to get everything done for the Forty and Eighter Magazine deadline and Promenade Nationale.

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For:  ___City or Town of the Year ___ Hero of the Year
___Law Officer of the Year___Voyageur of the Year
Make a separate Official Nomination Form for each Award you are submitting and "X" one of the above.
Date____________________
Candidate's Name:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Complete Mailing Address:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone(_____)___________________
If Candidate is for Law Officer give Position____________________________________________________________
and Employer:___________________________________________________________________________________
Brief description of why this nominee deserves this Award: (Attach a second sheet if necessary)
Please attach (or include) all documentation to this form.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Can candidate attend Grande and Nationale Promenades if selected and requested?    ___Yes ___No
Submitted by:_________________________________________________    Title:_______________________________________
Voiture Locale #_______________________    Grande Voiture de____________________________
Voiture Locale is to complete all of the above and by June 1 send to Grand Directeur Special Awards or Grand Correspondant if
Grande does not have a Special Awards Directeur. Application must include Locale's Participation Report (Page 19).
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Grande Voiture is to complete all below and send to the designated Sous Directeur National Special Awards judge.    Nomination packets must be received by July 1st. Late packets will not be considered.

This certifies that the above has been selected as the _______________________  of the Year for the Grande Voiture du _____________________________
                                                                                                                                                                                   ___________________________________________Grand Directeur Special Awards
                                                                                                                                                                                   ___________________________________________Grand Correspondant

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The funding for the Nationale Special Awards Programs is the General's Club. Contact any of the members of the Special Awards Committee, current General's Club members (recognized by the five star pin they wear) or Nationale Headquarters, for how to join. The General's Club is a worthwhile club to which you will be proud to belong and wear the five star pin. An added bonus is the General's Brunch which is held on Friday morning at Promenade Nationale. Watch for information in the Forty and Eighter!  Click this link for additional information and application for membership: See application below or follow the link to:    The General club.pdf 

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Date of report:_______________    Voiture______________    Membership______________    Grande _________________________
Submitted Candidates to Grande:
* Hero of the Year___Yes ___No
* Law Officer of the Year ___Yes ___No * Voyageur of the Year___Yes ___No * City or Town of the Year___Yes ___No
Homme Hours_______    x $5.00 equals $_______    Miles Traveled __________    x $0.50 equals $__________
Actual Cash Expended $____________ ($ hours + $ miles + $ actual cash) = Total $
Person responsible for submitting report______________________________________________________________
Signature of Locale Correspondant___________________________________________________________________
Voiture Locale: X " box", complete all above and send to Grand Directeur Special Awards or Grand Correspondant byMay 1st each year. If sending in a Candidate attach to Nomination Report.
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Grande Voiture: X "box" below and complete all below. A copy of the below report must accompany all nominations for Special Awards, as shown on the Official Nomination Form.
Date of Report____________    (Deadline is July 1st) Grande Submitting Report
Submitted Candidate for Hero of the Year to Nationale ___Yes ___No
Candidate's Name, Address and Phone____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Submitted Candidate for Law Officer of the Year to Nationale ___Yes    ___No
Candidate's Name, Address and Phone____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Submitted Candidate for Voyageur of the Year to Nationale ___Yes    ___No
Candidate"s Name, and Address and Phone________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Submitted Candidate for City/Town of the Year to Nationale ___Yes ___No
City or Town Name___________________________________________________________________________________
Membership of Grande________________
Number of Locales in Grande_________   (A)
Number of Locales Reporting ________   (B)        Percentage of Participation(B divided by A)____Number of Locales submitting a Candidate_____
Homme Hours_____    X $5.00 = $________    Miles_____   X $0.50 = $
Actual Cash Expended $________ Total $_______ ($Hours +$Miles + $Actual Cash)= Total $ __________
Name, address and phone # and title of Grande Officer Submitting Report________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I Signature of Grand Correspondant__________________________________

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The Hero of the Year award was adopted by La Societe during 1991. The purpose of the award is to recognize and pay tribute to a person whom, without hesitation or regard for their own safety, did demonstrate an unselfish desire to aid others. By recognizing and respecting those who perform a heroic deed, we familiarize our community, state and nation with the programs of the 40 et 8.
          In every Voiture's community or state there are individuals worthy of becoming a candidate for the Hero of the Year Award. Don't wait for another Voyageur to sponsor a candidate, for it may be too late and never happen.
          1. A Grande Voiture may submit a candidate only once for a specific heroic deed.
          2. The candidate need not be a veteran to be eligible. The candidate, however, must be living and over the age of 18.
          3. The candidate's "packet" must be received on or before July 1st by Sous Directeur Nationale Special Awards

The Voyageur of the Year was adopted by La Societe during 2001. The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor Voyageurs who have performed outstanding service to La Societe. Each Voiture Locale should honor a Voyageur each year at one of their main Promenades. Our Voyageurs doing service for La Societe deserve to be recognized. This service can be for something done for a particular program (Nurses Training, Child Welfare, Americanism or any of our named programs or for La Societe in general (attending functions, setting examples and/or creating an atmosphere of camaraderie that will create a desire for one to be or become a Voyageur Militaire). There are many Voyageurs among us worthy of this honor and should be recognized at all levels-Locale, Grande and Nationale.
          1. A Grande Voiture may submit the same candidate only once in three years.
          2. A previous winner of the Nationale award cannot be further submitted.
          3. A candidate may live anywhere. His membership must be within the Grande Voiture submitting the candidate.
          4. It is not a requirement to hold or have held an office in La Societe, but must be living Voyageur in good standing.
          5. The candidate's "packet" must be received on or before July 1st by Sous Directeur National Special Awards

The Law officer of the Year award has been in existence for some time and has been well received by the Membership. The purpose of this award is to recognize and pay tribute to a Law Enforcement Officer who has done an outstanding job of performing his or her duties at the level of his employment, both past and present.
          Candidates for this award may be obtained by seeking recommendations from the agency chief executive (Superintendent, Sheriff, Chief, etc.) or directly by the Voiture Locale. The rules for selection are as follows:
          1. A Grande Voiture may submit the same candidate only once.
          2. At the time of entry, the candidate shall be a living, full-time Law Enforcement Officer (Local, County, State, Federal, Military, etc.). The candidate must reside within and/or perform his duties within your Grande    Voiture, but not necessarily within the jurisdiction of the submitting Voiture Locale.
          3. The candidate need not be a veteran to be eligible for this award.
          4: It is not a prerequisite, although a favorable attribute, for any candidate to have accomplished an extraordinary feat to be eligible. It is the intent of the Program to recognize the Law Enforcement Officer who has perfomed their duties in an outstanding manner for a number of years, as well as their off-duty contributions to the community, state and nation.
          5. The candidate's "packet" must be received on or before July 1st by Sous Directeur National Special Awards

The City or Town of the Year was adopted by La Societe during 2001. The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor a City or Town which has and/or is doing something significant for veterans in that City or Town. There are many cities and towns that meet this requirement. These cities and towns should be recognized and given publicity at all levels-Locale, Grande and Nationale. This recognition, hopefully, will encourage other cities and towns to do more for Veterans. The rules for selection are as follows:  
          1. A Grande Voiture may submit the same candidate only once in three years.
          2. A previous winner of the Nationale Award cannot be further submitted.
          3. The City or Town should be within the jurisdiction of the Grande Voiture.
          4. The candidate's "packet" must be received on or before July 1st by Sous National Directeur Special Awards   

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THE GENERAL’S CLUB

The Forty and Eight General’s Club was organized in 1973 with a primary purpose of dignifying the profession of law enforcement. Funds generated by annual dues in this elite club underwrite the expenses for transportation and housing for the individual selected as Law Officer of the Year to be our guest at Promenade Nationale.

Since its inception, the transportation and housing cost for the Americanism Award winner have also been placed under the auspices of the General’s Club.

While every Voyageur Militaire whose membership is in good standing is eligible to join the General’s Club, total membership is limited to just one percent of the total Forty and Eight membership. From time to time, membership has fallen well below the one percent limitation so that new members are welcome to join. In addition to Voyageurs, their wives and La Femmes can also join the club upon recommendation of a current member in good standing.

There are other benefits’ of membership in this fine organization that supports such worth causes. Members who attend Promenaded Nationale are eligible to attend the annual General’s Brunch and receive a membership card and membership pin.

Each year, every effort is made to attain the one percent membership quota to insure the continued success of both our Law Enforcement and Americanism awards programs.

Fees for joining this elite organization are minimal; $15.00 per year.

Support of this essential program of La Sociéte is completely dependent on your generous support. You can join today by sending your name and full address to Voiture Nationale, along with your check for $15.00.

Law Enforcement is an integral part of this organization’s heritage. Join the General’s Club and be part of that heritage.

 

Fill in this application and send it in today. Support this great program and enjoy its benefits. Carl

 

GENERAL'S CLUB

Submitted by: Carl Asher

Name: __________________________________________Voiture: _______

(Last) (First) (Init ial )

Address: _____________________________________ ____ ____________

(City) (St.) (Zip)

Spouse's Name (If a Member) __________________________

Attending General's Brunch? Yes ___ No ___

Annual Dues each member $15.00 ______ $ _______

"Circle of Stars" tie tack (Reg) 2.00 ______

"Circle of Stars" tie tack (Mini) 2.00 ______

Decals: Window (inside) .50 ______

Bumper (outside) .50 ______

Total $ _______

Send check to: Voi ture Nationale, 777 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN

46204-1170

Mark check for General's Club and submit with this application.