2010 Asian Pacific American Heritage Award

Community Impact

Mayor Gavin Newsom and the Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Committee invite the public to submit nominations for the 2010 Asian Pacific American Heritage Awards. This Awards program is part of the City's official celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month during the month of May.

SELECTION CRITERIA
The purpose of the Community Impact Award is to honor an organization that has achieved distinct impact in its contribution to the APA community in San Francisco in one of the following areas:
- Promoting APA culture and heritage
- Strengthening unity within the APA community
- Making a unique difference addressing an unmet need in the APA community

*To be eligible for this Award, an organization should be a community based organization that has contributed to or served the San Francisco community for a minimum of 5 years. The organization does not have to be a nonprofit tax-exempt organization.

NOMINATION PROCESS
Complete the nomination form below and submit.

For more information, please contact Francis Tsang, Mayor Gavin Newsom’s APA community liaison, at 415-554-6467, or by email at francis.tsang@sfgov.org.

NOMINATION PERIOD: February 22, 2010-March 26, 2010

NOMINATION DEADLINE: March 26, 2010 5pm PST.

ANNOUNCEMENT AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
The finalists will be notified during the first week of April and announced during the San Francisco Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kickoff press conference to be scheduled during the last week of April.

All finalists will be invited to the Awards Ceremony being held on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 5:30pm at Herbst Theatre. The winner in each category will be announced during the event and presented with his or her award.

THE AWARDS
Recipient of The APA Heritage Award for Community Impact will receive the APA Heritage Award trophy, a Certificate Recognition Honor from the City and County of San Francisco and will be featured on the website www.apasf.org. In addition, the winning organization will receive a donation in the sum of $1,000.00 from the APA Heritage Celebration Committee in support of award recipient’s programs or services.

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