Nominations for 2011 Adult Shofar Award

It is that time of year again when the West Los Angeles County Council Jewish Committee on Scouting is seeking nominations for those exceptional Scouters who have contributed greatly over several years to serve Jewish youth in Scouting. This award is only awarded to a few each year and is a great honor.  Therefore, please help us find the "best of the best" to honor for 2011.  We need your help, as you know that often these amazing people are in the background, helping but hidden.

Deadline:  Nominations must be received no later than April 22nd, 2011.

The Award

The National Jewish Committee on Scouting established the Shofar Award to recognize outstanding service by adults in the promotion of Scouting among Jewish youth. Just as the Shofar (Ram's Horn) calls people to the service of God, so the Shofar Award is recognition of the individual who has answered the call to serve Jewish youth in Scouting. Self and spouse nominations will not be accepted.

Eligibility Guidelines

A Shofar recipient should:

• Promote the use of Scouting in synagogues, Jewish community centers, and other Jewish institutions.
• Encourage Jewish youth to join the Boy Scouts of America as Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Varsity Scouts, and Explorers.
• Recruit Jewish leaders on unit, district, and council levels.
• Encourage and assist Scouts in earning the Maccabee, Aleph, and Ner Tamid emblems.
• Promote religious observance on camping trips and at camporees, summer camp, Scout Sabbath, and other functions.
• Exemplify religious convictions by personal participation in the ideals of Jewish life.

The recipient may or may not be Jewish.  Jewish recipients have come from all denominations.

Your local Jewish Committee on Scouting is now calling for nominations. Your nomination should include a listing of Scouting positions held, tenure in each position, awards previously earned, community contributions, and a statement by you outlining why this person is deserving of the award.  Only a few honorees are selected each year from the many who serve.

Please mail or e-mail your nominations to:

Sanford Weinberg
625 North Sycamore Street, #317
Los Angeles, CA 90036
sanford@techtalk.net

Nominations must be received by April 22nd, 2011.  A committee of past award recipients will meet shortly thereafter to determine this year's Shofar Award recipients.

YIJS,
Sanford Weinberg
2011 WLACC Shofar Committee Chairman