RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0217 1971551-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCE8058 1971529 R 161551Z JUL 07 PSN 375783K33 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN/NAVADMIN @ AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS SUBJ: 2007 NAVY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS PLEASE PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 179/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/JUL// SUBJ/2007 NAVY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERSINST 1650.12D/20FEB2002// AMPN/REF A IS NAVY COMMUNITY SERVICE OF THE YEAR AWARD PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.// RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NAVADMIN IS TO SOLICIT THE 2007 ANNUAL NAVY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM NOMINATIONS. 2. EACH YEAR, NAVY RECOGNIZES THE MOST OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM INITIATIVES BY INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS. THE CATEGORIES INCLUDE AWARDS FOR EACH OF THE FIVE FLAGSHIP PROJECTS AS WELL AS AN AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE. THE FIVE FLAGSHIP PROJECTS ARE: A. PERSONAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM B. HEALTH SAFETY AND FITNESS PROGRAM C. CAMPAIGN DRUG-FREE PROGRAM D. PROJECT GOOD NEIGHBOR E. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP 3. IN ADDITION, SUBCATEGORIES BASED ON COMMAND SIZE HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ENHANCE AWARD COMPETITION. THE OVERALL EXCELLENCE AWARD, USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) AWARD, IS OPEN TO ALL COMMANDS, BUT IS ONLY PRESENTED TO ONE COMMAND REGARDLESS OF COMMAND SIZE. THE NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR THE USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) AWARD MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE OF THE FIVE FLAGSHIP PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE. THE AWARD PERIOD FOR ALL CATEGORIES IS FROM 1 JULY 2006 THROUGH 30 JUNE 2007. 4. COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOLLOWING THE FORMAT IN REF A. NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE REGIONAL GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATOR IDENTIFIED IN PARA 5. ALL NAVY COMMANDS ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR THE 2007 NAVY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS. REGIONAL COORDINATORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THEIR OWN DATES TO HOLD REGIONAL AWARD COMPETITIONS AND SELECTING THEIR MOST QUALIFIED NOMINEES TO COMPETE FOR THE NAVY-WIDE AWARDS. REGIONAL WINNERS ARE DUE TO COMMANDER, NAVAL INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (CNIC (N913)) NO LATER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER 2007 FOR THE NAVY-WIDE AWARDS COMPETITION. 5. ONLY REGIONAL COORDINATORS ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS DIRECTLY TO CNIC FOR NAVY-WIDE AWARDS CONSIDERATION (EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY ARE NOTED IN PARA 6). REGIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATORS AND THE STATES IN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS ARE LISTED BELOW: A. NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON POC: MS. OLIVIA HUNTER, (202) 433-6854/DSN 288 B. COMMANDER, NAVY REGION MID-ATLANTIC POC: MS. LOTTIE HAYES, (757) 322-2826/DSN 262 C. COMMANDER, NAVY REGION SOUTHEAST POC: MS. DIANNE PARKER, (904) 542-5380/DSN 942 D. COMMANDER, NAVY REGION MIDWEST POC: MS. RHONDA BURKE, (847) 688-2201/DSN 792 E. COMMANDER, NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST POC: MR. WALTER HAM, (619) 532-1430/DSN 522 F. COMMANDER, NAVY REGION HAWAII POC: MRS. VERDI FUJIMORI, (808) 473-4222 EXT. 271 G. COMMANDER, NAVY REGION MARIANAS POC: MS. BARBARA ASKEY, (671) 339-5238/DSN 339 H. COMMANDER, NAVY REGION NORHTWEST POC: MS. KRISTIN CHING, (360) 315-5160/DSN 744 6. EXCEPTIONS: OVERSEAS COMMANDS (EXCEPT HAWAII, GUAM, AND CUBA) ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS DIRECTLY TO CNIC NO LATER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER 2007. NAVAL RESERVE ACTIVITIES MUST SUBMIT THEIR AWARDS PACKAGES TO THE REGIONAL COORDINATOR LISTED ABOVE IN PARA 5. 7. NOMINATIONS CANNOT EXCEED FIVE PAGES IN LENGTH AND MUST DESCRIBE THE EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP OR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT USING THE CRITERIA IN ENCL 2 OF REF A. EACH COMMAND MUST INCLUDE THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION REQUESTED IN ENCL 2 OF REF A. EACH FLAGSHIP SPONSOR WILL CONDUCT AN AWARDS BOARD WITH JUDGES, REPRESENTING ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE NAVY AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THE AWARDS BOARD WILL SELECT NAVY-WIDE WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY AND FLAGSHIP. CNIC'S BOARD WILL ALSO CONSIDER NOMINATIONS FOR THE USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) AWARD. 8. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PREPARING AWARD PACKAGES AND DEADLINES FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS. PREVIOUS AWARD WINNING PACKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 9. AWARD WINNERS WILL RECEIVE COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES AND BE ANNOUNCED VIA NAVADMIN MESSAGE. 10. RELEASED BY VADM M. P. FITZGERALD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF.// BT #0217 NNNN