2018 Fred Fletcher

AwardsOUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Mr. Fletcher’s unwavering support and commitment to the “benefits of parks and recreation” provided significant enrichment to the lives of the citizens in Raleigh.

Fred Fletcher, Sr.1910-2000

OUTSTANDING PAST RECIPIENTS

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

James StevensRaymond & Barbara GravesCarlton HowardThe Raleigh Lions ClubEdward CurtisWilliam FlournoyDinesh ThirupuvanamWilliam JohnsonMarsha Presnell-JennetteEugene WeeksFrankie McDanielDick JoanisCardinal SingersBarbara DewberryOctavia RaineyVernis WrightDionne LesterDarryl LesterGraham SmithHumana MarketPOINT, Inc.Syretta HillTash HillSallie Ricks

OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTOR

Capitol Broadcasting CompanyWinn Dixie StoresCoca Cola Bottling CompanyHarris Teeter, Inc.Playmate Tennis MachinesRavenscroft SchoolBlue Ridge PediatricsProgress EnergyGreat Outdoor Provision Co.Richard TaylorKB HomesRaleigh Tennis AssociationInter-Faith Food ShuttleChick-fil-A, Terry ButlerThe Home DepotForestersEulis and Irene MayThe Realtor Foundation of the TriangleChick-fil-A, Chris & Karen Latta and Katherine HupertMethodist Home Alumni Assoc.Friends of City of Raleigh MuseumLenovoJaycee Park Cougars Football TeamAT&T North Carolina

OUTSTANDING ATHLETIC VOLUNTEER

Richard TelfairHenry HallHenry JacobsEddie ThomasClaude DavisFred HuebnerDarron StoverDan DunnWillie StallworthMarcus WallCharlette CooperMark & Janet FosterChristopher SmithJoseph MooreEliot & Sheila LegatesMike WoinickiBrandy DolbyApril CroslandMike AndersonCharles “Chuck” StuberJohn BrownCarlos McCainStephen ThomasBobby HillJermaine JohnsonMarlane Klintworth-KeeterBert DupreeCoach Dan DunnCarr McLambCrystal Dobson-MorganWalter McKoyWilliam HortonStephen & Katie BeckstrandPamela Carpenter

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM VOLUNTEER

Derek MaingotLisa HodgesFrank HollandCarl W. Hibbert, Jr.Carl BerendesSelby JonesAnne Marie FenskeJoe MitchellMadeline KeithJamie SprenkelEd BurtSusan LloydRobert & Diane HillJan & Matt Dumas

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM VOLUNTEER CONT

Ashley StoneMary Sheridan CarennoFred KelsayBill HornsbyMyra St. JohnTyler CarmackReverend Michael PopePatricia WittMaria Luisa and Miguel CortesSusan StallingsTeresa DawsonViola BullockYolanda ZavalaJanie LeslieJoe BorrelliDavid Shepherd

OUTSTANDING PROJECT VOLUNTEER

Annette ByrdCarolina Power and LightChristine CarlisleCraig BarnesFriends of Shelley LakeN.C. State African American Textile SocietyWake Chapel ChurchJohn Hogan, IIITrees Across RaleighGary QuillerAmy CorballyTargetDavid HongChandler HatchellMatthew CurryAllan and Joyce CampbellJudy Morgan-DavisLinda HamesJason HibbetsDr. Gary Blank and NR 100 ClassesNC State University, Department of Forestry and Environmental ResourcesYash Garg and Harish Chander

OUTSTANDING PARK VOLUNTEER

Ann and Howard MillerBetsy RossBlue HatchCicely BrownFriends of Kimbrough Street ParkCharlie Madison

OUTSTANDING PARK VOLUNTEER CONT

Maggie Bennett and Neighbors of Roanoke ParkRoberta Reedy-WatkinsMonica LucasJean EdwardsMarilyn GordonBonnie LeopardJoseph LappinBeth CobbJoan StaryakPat DaleyBraxton OverbyMary ScottMichael ConnerKaren WarmbeinAmy Sawyer

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER GROUP

Raleigh Hemerocallis ClubNC Roadrunner’s ClubThe South Raleigh Civitan ClubThe Alpha Delta Pi Sorority-NCSUThe Raleigh Garden ClubWake Audubon SocietyRaleigh Rowing CenterNorthview Community ChurchREX Emergency Response TeamAnnette Moore and NCSU Service Learning StudentsDavid Conner and NCSU Womens Tennis TeamBluebirders of Wake County, Bill SatterwhiteRaleigh Charter High SchoolSgt. Courtney T Johnson Family, Friends, & Community Outreach GroupExploris Middle School 8th GradePhil Lanier and the Clear Run Bluegrass BandLucy Wyche, Hannah Landi, Mattison Zinner & Maggie BartonPlatinum Status Ryderz Motorcycle ClubNorth Carolina State University MBA Student AssociationCarolina Mixed Media Art GuildHaven House ServicesLearning ServicesJohn Chavis Memorial Park Community Conversation Public Leadership GroupRavenscroft SchoolMethod Boys to Men

OUTSTANDING TEEN VOLUNTEER

Amanda HolleyMegan KillelaSarah KingAniel RaoShawn BatraPatrick KillelaWells StrubleSara WallJohn WillisAnthony PearsonLauren TownsWayne SpenceBraxton SimmonsMary KillelaElissa WellsHana MillerShawn and Shanta EvansSterling HayesKomal BulchandaniCourtney “Chris” DavisJosiah ClarkeErin Darnell

OUTSTANDING GREENWAY VOLUNTEER

Dr. Robert HarperSig HutchinsonElizabeth DixonDorothy StoweKathleen PoulsenJohn and Susan AdamsDr. Norman CampCub Scout Pack #314Boy Scout Troop #398Michael MaieliBoy Scout Troop #215Sean, Aimee, Peyton, and Avery AndersonJohn FrenchSue KeehnBoy Scout Troop 207Diamonds in the Sky and Falls Lake Red Foxes

OUTSTANDING ADOPT-A-PARK VOLUNTEER

Brentwood Neighborhood AssociationFriends of Millbrook Dog ParkWake Audubon SocietyCommunity Advocates for Parks in Southeast RaleighBrentwood Garden CommitteeHistoric Glenwood Brooklyn Neighborhood Association

OUTSTANDING ADOPT-A-PARK VOLUNTEER CONT

The Tzu Chi FoundationAnne and Jeff ZimmersBilly and Peggy GriffinBob and Donna JonesHelen TartWalter BullJohn GerwinRuth AllenSEPI Engineering and ConstructionCatherine and Al Blalock

OUTSTANDING ADULT PROGRAM VOLUNTEER

Sharon GaleEd KissiahMartha RicksTasker KentStanley PietruszynskiMichael ReddyhoffMary BarhamDorothy JonesBruce DellimoreEd and Mary Ruth ChauvauxBernice L. PerryFrank MansfieldKen LongMitzi KelleyGene A. McCabeSusan VogtBrenda Cameron

OUTSTANDING SPECIALIZED RECREATION VOLUNTEER

Michelle McWilliamsMark AllenChris UnderwoodJeff ButlerDave and Melissa HenryAdam BurkeTony Flores“Merv” MervynJohn WeverSamantha KonkusBlair Callahan

OUTSTANDING CULTURAL RESOURCES VOLUNTEER

VOLAR (Volunteers Now in Raleigh)Ashton SmithMary Overcash

2018 Fred Fletcher

AwardsOUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Since 1996, the City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department and the Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board have awarded Fred Fletcher Awards for Outstanding Volunteerism in the City of Raleigh parks system to citizens, businesses, community organizations, and non-profit organizations. The Fred Fletcher Volunteer Awards Program honors Mr. Fletcher’s 54 years of dedicated service to the department as an Advisory Board member and chairman by honoring volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to the programs, services, and facilities offered by the Department. Mr. Fletcher’s unwavering support and commitment to the “benefits of parks and recreation” provided significant enrichment to the lives of citizens in Raleigh.

Awards will not necessarily be made in every category, nor are there a predetermined number of awards that will be given in a category in any given year. The 2018 awards will be presented at a celebration at Fletcher Theatre in Raleigh on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.

ELIGIBILITY

For a nomination to be eligible it must meet the following criteria:

• A nominee may be nominated in only one category by the same person.

• Only one nomination per form.

• All nominations and supporting materials must be postmarked or submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017. Supporting materials may include letters, press clippings, videotapes, or any other material that may be helpful in the selection process. These materials will not be returned.

• Nominees for a given award category may not have previously received a Fred Fletcher Outstanding Volunteer Award.

• Nominee must be an active Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Volunteer during the past year.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Nominations will be evaluated using the following general criteria:

• Nominee’s intensity of service

• Nominee’s active involvement within the past five years

• Nominee’s commitment to Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources

AWARD OF EXCELLENCEPresented to a person who exhibits the best example of voluntary action to improve the quality of services and/or facilities of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department. Contributions of this volunteer should have a continuing impact on the equality of services or facilities offered by the department.

OUTSTANDING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORPresented to an individual or organization that has made a significant donation (Monetary or in-kind) to the department.

OUTSTANDING ATHLETIC VOLUNTEERPresented to a volunteer who demonstrates a high degree of personal commitment needed to organize, teach, and instill, good sportsmanship and enhance the Athletic Program.

OUTSTANDING GREENWAY VOLUNTEERPresented to an individual or group who has consistently demonstrated devotion to the care or enhancement of the City’s greenway system.

OUTSTANDING ADOPT-A-PARK VOLUNTEERPresented to an individual or group who has consistently demonstrated care above and beyond the call of duty for a specific Raleigh park as a leader in the City’s Adopt-A-Park program.

OUTSTANDING ADULT PROGRAM VOLUNTEERPresented to an individual that demonstrates a high commitment and effort towards the enhancement of Active Adult Programs.

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER GROUP/ORGANIZATIONPresented to a group or organization that contributes time or talent to enhance park facilities and/or programs.

OUTSTANDING PARK VOLUNTEERPresented to an individual who has consistently demonstrated devotion to the care or enhancement of a City park.

OUTSTANDING PROJECT VOLUNTEERPresented to a volunteer who shares time and effort towards the enhancement of a specific park related project.

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM VOLUNTEERPresented to a volunteer who shares time, talent and efforts towards the enhancement of a specific program.

OUTSTANDING TEEN VOLUNTEERPresented to a teen that demonstrates a high degree of commitment to a program, event, or park.

OUTSTANDING SPECIALIZED RECREATION VOLUNTEERPresented to an individual that demonstrates a high degree of commitment towards the enhancement of the specialized recreation services program.

OUTSTANDING CULTURAL RESOURCES VOLUNTEERPresented to an individual or group who has consistently demonstrated devotion towards the enhancement of historic resources, arts, cultural and/or diversity programs

AWARDCATEGORIES

THE 2018 FRED FLETCHER VOLUNTEER AWARDS NOMINATION FORM

AWARD CATEGORIES: (CHECK ONE)

Award of Excellence Outstanding Volunteer Group

Outstanding Financial Contributor Outstanding Park Volunteer

Outstanding Athletic Volunteer Outstanding Project Volunteer

Outstanding Greenway Volunteer Outstanding Program Volunteer

Outstanding Adopt-A-Park Volunteer Outstanding Teen Volunteer

Outstanding Adult Program Volunteer Outstanding Cultural Resources Volunteer

Outstanding Specialized Recreation Volunteer

Nominee Name

Address

City State Zip

Phone Email

Length of Volunteer Service

Hours Volunteered

Value of Volunteer Service (Calculate by multiplying the number of hours volunteered by $24.14)

Financial Contribution Amount (if applicable)

Nominator Title

Address

City State Zip

Day Phone Evening Phone

Email Address

SUBMIT NOMINATION FORM TO: Raleigh, Parks, Recreation Cultural Resources, c/o Ashley Deans, PO Box 590, Raleigh, NC 27602 OR email: Ashley.deans@raleighnc.gov. All nomination forms and supporting materials must be submitted by 5:00pm on Friday, December 22, 2017.

The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age sexual orientation, or disability in employment opportunities or the provision of services, programs or activities. A participant alleging discrimination on the basis of any of the aforementioned areas may file a complaint with the Director of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department or the Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.

NOMINEE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATIONPlease provide a detailed description of volunteer’s outstanding service to Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources. Details provided will be used for the award recipient’s write-up in ceremony program. Any photos, videos, or other supporting materials should be included in the nominator’s emailed or mailed nomination form.

I certify that the information I have provided is correct and truthful to the best of my knowledge.

Signature Date