Nominations are open for our Water Safety Champion Awards
https://www.surveygizmo.com/…/Water-Safety-Champion-Awards-…
Purpose:
- The DPA Water Safety Awards recognise individuals and organisations that have demonstrated commitment, initiative and leadership in the ‘championing’ of water safety education in the Auckland region.
- This could include delivering water safety education, creating or implementing solutions that address behaviours or a problem, or raise awareness around a specific drowning issue.
Time Frame:
- Friday 1 November 2019 – Nominations close
- Friday 15 November 2019 – Finalists announced
- Monday 2 December 2019 – Awards presented at DPA AGM
Categories:
Community Water Safety Champion (Whakaihuwaka Hāpori, wai haumaru)
- Awarded to group that is judged to have made the most significant contribution to Drowning Prevention in the Auckland region.
- This could include delivery of water safety education, developing solutions to address a drowning issue or demonstrating leadership at the highest level in the area of drowning prevention.
- This is open to community groups, organisations or businesses.
Individual Water Safety Champion (Whakaihuwaka Takitahi, wai haumaru)
- Awarded to an individual that is judged to have made the most significant contribution to Drowning Prevention in the Auckland region.
- This could include delivery of water safety education, developing solutions to address a drowning issue or demonstrating leadership at the highest level in the area of drowning prevention.
Long Service Water Safety Champion (Whakaihuwaka Te Ūroa, wai haumaru)
- Awarded to an individual that is judged to have made a significant contribution to Drowning Prevention in the Auckland region for five years or more (cumulative), through visible and active involvement in drowning prevention activities.
- This could include delivery of water safety education, developing solutions to address a drowning issue or demonstrating leadership at the highest level in the area of drowning prevention.
Conditions of entry:
- Employees of Drowning Prevention Auckland are not eligible to enter or be nominated in these Awards.
- Nominations close 1 November 2019.
- Nominees may be nominated for more than one category.
- To be valid, nominations must be received on the prescribed form, completed, with all relevant supporting documentation.
- Judging is entirely neutral and based on merit and will be undertaken by a panel of three individuals. Discussion will remain confidential and no correspondence will be entered in to.
- Information provided in nominations (including any images/videos) may be publicly available and may also feature in Drowning Prevention Auckland coverage unless otherwise requested.
- Contribution must have been made in the Auckland region, in the previous 12 month in the case of the Community and Individual categories.
Nomination Process:
- Nominations can be made online at: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5093084/Water-Safety-Champion-Awards-2019
- Additional supporting documents, photos and/or videos are welcomed. Email to [email protected], or share via Dropbox or other file sharing platforms.
- All information collected for the purposes of the Drowning Prevention Auckland Water Safety Champion Awards 2019 will be kept confidential.
- Entries close midday Friday 1st November 2019.
- For more information about the awards process or if you need assistance with submitting your nomination please contact:
Samantha Gunther
Business Manager
Drowning Prevention Auckland
P: 021 129 2760