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The Fairfax County Citizen of the Year Award
Purpose of the Award:
Recognize and honor those citizens whose voluntary contributions of time and talent have resulted in major accomplishments that have enhanced the quality of life for citizens of Fairfax County.
Process:
The Fairfax County Citizen of the Year Award is sponsored by the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations and the Science Applications International Corporation. Each year, a selection committee of county-wide organizations meets to review nominations for the Federation's "Citizen of the Year" and Citation(s) of Merit. The winners are honored at our annual banquet, scheduled in the spring.
Eligibility for both the Citizen of the Year Award and the Citation of Merit:
- Nominee must be a current resident of Fairfax County.
- The Citizen of the Year is recognized for voluntary acts that are not related to employment.
- Elected officials and full-time County or Commonwealth employees are ineligible for consideration if their contributions are related to their full-time positions.
Criteria:
- Contributions and accomplishments must have countywide rather than local significance.
- The nominee's achievements can be either:
- General, such as multi-year community service with one or more organizations or activities with cumulative impact over the years of current importance or with positive implications for the future, or
- Specific, including intense efforts as the major promoter of a single program or project completed in a finite period of time.
Special Gratitude Awards:
- Although elected officials and full-time County or Commonwealth employees are ineligible for consideration as Citizen of the Year or Citation of Merit honorees if their contributions are related to their full-time positions, they may be considered for Special Gratitude Awards.
- Persons whose contributions of time and talent resulted in major accomplishments that have enhanced the quality of life for citizens of Fairfax County, who do not meet the published eligibility standards for the Citizen of the Year consideration, may be honored by Federation Special Gratitude Awards
- Non-residents and deceased residents who have otherwise qualified for the Citizen of the Year Award may also be nominated for a Special Gratitude Award.
- Please submit information about these nominees on the form below, indicating that this is an Special Gratitude Awards.
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The 2011 Nomination period was from 1 December 2011 to 31 January 2012.
We thank those who honored their fellow citizens by nominating them for consideration.
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The Fairfax County Federation of Citizens' Associations
and co-sponsor
request the pleasure of your company at the
Sixty-First Annual Awards Banquet
honoring
2010 Fairfax County Citizen of the Year
Mollie Morison-Loeffler
Citation of Merit Honoree
Charlie Dane
Special Gratitude Award Honorees
Anthony H. Griffin
Bill Lecos
Guest Speaker
Katharine Weymouth
CEO/Publisher
The Washington Post Media
Sunday, the fifteen of May
at the
Crowne Plaza Tysons Corner
1960 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Virginia
Cocktails 6:00 p.m.
Program 6:30 p.m.
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Mollie Morison-Loeffler,
the 2010 Fairfax County Citizen of the Year
Mollie Morison-Loeffler was selected as the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations 2010 Citizen of the Year by the selection committee comprised of representatives from several county-wide organizations.
Ms. Loeffler was nominated for her leadership in re-establishing her community association and winning two $5000 grants from the Fairfax County Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPPP) for both her community and a local county park.
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Special Gratitude Awards Honorees Anthony H. Griffin and Bill Lecos
Anthony H. Griffin was selected as a Federation 2010 Special Gratitude Honoree in recognition of his service to Fairfax County, where he continues to serve as County Executive, providing the county with solid leadership and fiscal stewardship, and motivates and inspires its workforce.
Bill Lecos, was selected as a Federation 2010 Special Gratitude Honoree in recognition of his service to Fairfax County, as past president and CEO of the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Tysons Land Use Task Force, where he played a central role in the citizen-based effort to replan Tysons Corner.
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