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HCR Banquet May 15 Nominate a Human and Civil Rights hero Civil Rights especially regarding advancing human and civil rights for all in Delaware. Through DSEA's Human and E Civil Rights Task Force, two Delawareans are honored - one DSEA member and/or one individ- ual outside of the organization. To see the names of past Honorees, go to l#HCR. You can also go there to print out the HCR Award nomination form printed here, or you can go directly to ach year, DSEA honors those who have made outstanding achievements in Human and 2012 Human and Civil Rights Awards Nomination Form Do you know someone who always goes the extra mile? Someone who always helps out their community, organization, school, etc? If so, now is the chance to let others know how valuable that person is to others! Through DSEA's Human and Civil Rights Task Force, two Delawareans are honored – one DSEA member and one individual outside of the organization – for outstanding achieve- ments in Human and Civil Rights. (Previous HCR Award winners are excluded.) Any DSEA member, organization or member of the general public is invited to nominate such a person by filling out the information below and including a portfolio of the nominee's achievements. For a list of past honorees, go to www.dsea.org/aboutdsea/DSEA/awards.asp and click on Human and Civil Rights Award. Please type or print clearly on the form. Yes, DSEA is now seeking nominations The deadline for nomination portfolios is February 24, 2012. Awardees will be honored at DSEA's annual Human and Civil Rights Awards Banquet on May 15, 2012 at the Dover Sheraton. Encourage students to enter the Human and Civil Rights Students Contests 1. The Writing Contest solicits any form of writing (essays, fiction, poetry...) that is based on informa- tion about the life and times of any individual who has made an out- standing contribution to life in the field of human and civil rights. The deadline for submissions is February 10, 2012. 2. The Multi-Media Computer Graphics Contest seeks original art which is created on a computer, and which is submitted digitally, in a Powerpoint presentation, with a maximum of ten slides. The work is to be based on how diverse groups work together to shape today's human and civil rights. Entries are to be original works. The deadline is March 16, 2012. 3. The Celebration of Diversity Art Contest seeks original artwork which celebrates how diverse groups work together to shape today's human and civil rights. The Name of Nominee __________________________________________________________________________________ Address of nominee ________________________________________________________________________________ City _________________________________________ State __________ Zip _______ Phone ____________________ Place of employment _______________________________________________________________________________ DSEA Member? ___ Yes / ___ No If Yes, name of Local Association _____________________________________ Nominator's name: ________________________________________________________________________________ Nominator's organization, school or address _____________________________________________________________ Nominator's phone number and email address ___________________________________________________________ AWARD GUIDELINES Award: The presentation of a plaque will be made by the President of DSEA at the May 15, 2012 Human and Civil Rights Awards Dinner: We are One, We are Many, at the Sheraton Dover Hotel, 1570 No. DuPont Hwy, Dover 19901. ELIGIBILITY Any individual may be nominated for this award. There shall be no time limit placed upon the period within which specific accomplishments were made. The criteria for selecting the award winner, however, demands that such contributions be of sufficient quality and importance as to cause the award to be viewed with respect and high esteem. (Previous HCR Award winners are excluded.) PORTFOLIO GUIDELINES A portfolio/notebook should include such items as photographs, letters of recommendation and testimony, newspaper articles, commendations, etc. DEADLINE February 24, 2012 Please deliver this completed form with the portfolio to either DSEA Office: 136 E. Water St., Dover, DE 19901 (1-866- 734-5834) or 4135 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19713 (302-366-8440). If you have any questions, please con- tact Carol Zeisler at the DSEA Newark office, 302-366-8440, or toll-free, 1-866-734-5834 ext. 325 or via e-mail at carol.zeisler@dsea.org. deadline is also March 16, 2012. You can print out the entire Call for Entries at . Winners of the contests will be invited to receive their awards at www.dsea.org the DSEA Human and Civil Rights Awards Banquet to be held May 15, 2012 at the Dover Sheraton. First place winners receive a $100 gift certificate and plaque; second and third place winners also receive plaques. at Contact Carol Zeisler or 1-866- 734-5834 ext. 325 or 302-366-8440. Nov/Dec 2011 DSEA ACTION! 9 AboutDSEA/Awards.htm www.dsea.org/ www.dsea.org/PDF/HCR_ Awards2012LegalSizeNomination Form.pdf Questions? Carol.Zeisler@dsea.org mlkbrochure12.pdf www.dsea.org/PDF/