Special Family Award Nominations
Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge will honor exceptional families from our community who excel in one or more of the following areas: overcoming adversity, community service, personal faith or the highest levels of continued love, caring and respect within their family unit.
The Special Family Awards are presented to outstanding families who strengthen family life and the community in which they live. Families today continue to undergo change and are becoming increasingly diverse. There is no “ideal” family. The traditional nuclear family of husband, wife and one or more children now includes multi-generational families, blended families, childless couples, single-parent families and people living alone.
The “Special Family Award” recognizes the importance of healthy families, whatever the structure, and their role in caring for each other as individuals, as family members, and as members of our community.
Selected families will be honored at our 30th Annual Gala, Celebrate the Family to be held Thursday, November 14, 2024 at The Executive Center, 250 S. Foster Drive, La 70806.
A “Special Family” exhibits some or all of the following characteristics:
Communicates and listens Affirms and supports one another
Teaches respect for others Develops a sense of trust
Respects cultural diversity Shares responsibility
Teaches right from Wrong Strong sense of family values
Has a balance of interaction Has a shared religious core
Respects the privacy of others Values service to the community
Fosters family time & conversation Resolves conflict in a healthy manner
Has a sense of play and humor
Nominating Procedure:
Nomination form must be completed in full and may be type written, word processed or neatly printed.
Nomination form must be signed by nominator.
Two references should be included if possible. References may be contacted by the agency selection committee to help in the selection process.
Nominations must be returned to Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge, 4727 Revere Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, and postmarked no later than Friday, August 30, 2024.
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For more information, please call Evelyn Gibson at (225) 927-9810, email egibson@fsgbr.org or visit www.fsgbr.org.
Celebrate the Family 2024 Nomination Form
I am very pleased to nominate the _____________________________ Family
for the Special Families recognition celebration.
Phone: _________________________________ (H) ______________________________ (cell or work)
Email Addresses: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Father’s name: ____________________________ Mother’s name: _____________________________
Children’s names:
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Nominator’s Information:
Name: ______________________________________________ Phone: _________________________
Email Addresses: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
References: (If possible, please list 2 references that know the family and would support this nomination.)
Name: ______________________________________________ Phone: _________________________
Email Addresses: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Name: ______________________________________________ Phone: _________________________
Email Addresses: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper and attach to this form:
How long have you known this family? What is your relationship to the family? What makes this family deserving of the award? Have they overcome obstacles or challenges or contributed to the community in volunteer service efforts, etc.?
I have notified the family of their nomination. Yes: ________ No: ________
Nominator’s signature: _________________________________________