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CAMDEN COUNTY FREEDOM MEDAL
Celebrating the Legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nominations
Being Accepted through December 12
For Immediate Release: December 2, 2008
Contacts: KEN SHUTTLERWORTH
Each year since 2001, the Camden County Freedom
Medal has been presented to honor extraordinary Camden County citizens
who have unselfishly contributed their time and effort to better
their community while espousing those ideals indicative of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
“Nominees must be exemplary citizens who have
demonstrated significant contributions in the area of community
service, and must currently live in Camden County,” said Freeholder
Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.
Cappelli said the nomination must include a 300-word
essay supporting the nominee’s accomplishments. The nominations
will be evaluated by a 10-member panel, with results to be posted
on www.camdencounty.com on December 19. Cappelli said the awards
will be presented on January 23, 2009 during a ceremony at the main
campus of the Camden County College in Blackwood.
Nomination forms are available on www.camdencounty.com
the county website and must be returned by December 12, 2008.
Nominees should meet the following criteria:
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Exemplary employment performance does not qualify
as community service.
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Must be an exemplary citizen who has demonstrated
significant contributions in the areas of community service
and
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Must currently reside in Camden County.
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Nominators must submit a three-hundred (300)
word essay supporting his/her nominee’s accomplishments.
Please attach the essay to the nomination form. Also, letters
of reference and documentation (i.e. certificates of merit,
newspaper articles, etc.) may be included with the submission
application.
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Past medal recipients are not eligible.
Please mail nomination forms to: Division of Special
Events
1301 Park Boulevard
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
or submit the forms online at: www.camdencounty.com
. Faxes will not be accepted. For additional information please
call: (856) 216-8217 or (856) 216-2157.
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