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Step
1: Select a Nominee
Your Chapter's
Advisory Council may select an outstanding DeMolay for each
six month term. Each nominee should be active in the basic
areas listed below. The Advisory Council should formally act
on the nomination, and include a signed certification
form with the nomination.
Step
2: Gather Endorsement and Recommendation Letters
Letters
explaining your nominee's activities and outstanding qualities
in the following basic areas must be attached with the summary
sheet. These letters should be from reputable persons of the
community who know of the nominee's activities.
The nominee
should provide contact information for these potential endorsers,
and the Advisory Council should send letters (see
sample) to them, requesting that they provide a letter
of recommendation to the Council for inclusion in the DSA
nomination. A completed nomination should contain at least
one endorsement in each of these areas:
| Area
of Activity |
Recommendations
from ... |
Letter
Should Cover |
| Religious
Life |
Minister,
Priest, Rabbi, Sunday School Teacher, or other religious
leader. |
Attendance,
youth group activities, choir, camp, or other services
rendered to his faith community, and general character. |
| Education |
Teachers,
Administrators, Coaches. High School and/or college. |
Grade
average, ability and effort, and honors earned. All clubs,
school sponsored activities participated in, and general
character. |
| Community |
Civic
leaders, organization advisors |
All
activities which provide services to the community, jurisdiction,
or state. Also service to clubs like Boy Scouts, YMCA
and other civic-type organizations. |
| Home |
Parents
and/or close family and friends |
Describe
regular home duties, attitude, cooperation. All special
services and assistance to the family, and general character. |
| DeMolay |
Chapter
Advisor or other Advisors, Deputy Executive Officer, Executive
Officers' Staff |
All
offices held and all honors and awards. Committee service,
Chapter and state-wide service and honors. This area
must be covered in great detail and should only contain
DeMolay information. Give years applicable.
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| Other |
Employers,
other persons who can offer insight to the candidate |
Employment
record and any activity which falls under service to humanity
and is not covered elsewhere. |
| Recommendation |
Advisory
Council Chairman |
Appropriate
remarks explaining reasons for selection and recommendation
only. |
Step
3: Complete the Summary
A summary
(see sample) of the nominee's activities
for the last four years must be included with all nominations.
The more complete this summary is, the better the nominee's
chances for selection.
Step
4: Enclose a Photo of the Nominee
A quality
"head and shoulders" photo of the nominee should
be included to be used in publicity.
Step
5: Send Nomination Material to the Executive Officer
Mail all
materials in one envelope or package. Many nominations are
bound in a three-ring binder or other attractive format. The
completed portfolio should be sent to:
Pennsylvania
DeMolay
1244
Bainbridge Road
Elizabethtown,
PA 17022
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