Fraternalist of the Year

Can you answer "Yes" to the following questions?

• Do you have a member residing in Pennsylvania who, through example and accomplishment, provides

       outstanding volunteer service?

• Would you like your member to be honored at the next annual Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance Annual Meeting?
• Would you like your society to be recognized for the outstanding fraternal and volunteer efforts of its members?

If you answered yes to the above, please read the attached guidelines, choose the member you would like to nominate and complete the forms and submit no later than September 1 of the current year.

On behalf of the PFA Fraternalist of the Year Award Committee, we thank you in advance for taking the time to recognize someone in your society as a nominee for this celebrated award.

PURPOSE

The Fraternalist of the Year Award is an honor presented by the Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance to recognize an individual within the fraternal benefit system who, through example and accomplishment, provides outstanding volunteer service.

ELIGIBILITY

• The nominee must be a member of a local unit of a PFA member-society and must be living at the time of selection.
• Home Office staff; full-time insurance sales force staff; officers of member societies and fraternal leaders within the Alliance are not eligible to receive the award.
• An individual can win the award only once.

DESCRIPTION OF AWARD

• A certificate and medallion will be presented to the honoree at the next PFA Annual Meeting.
• The honoree will be invited to attend the PFA Annual Meeting with two (2) complimentary lunch tickets and $250 to help defray the cost of attending the luncheon. Only the honoree (& guest) will be invited to attend the annual meeting; no substitutions are permitted.

PROCEDURE

• The award will be administered by the PFA Fraternalist of the Year Award Committee.
• Each society is encouraged to sponsor the program within their local lodges and units. It is suggested that the contest within each society be coordinated and promoted by the fraternal director or by the home office of said society.
• Each member-society is eligible to submit one nomination per year.
• Nominations are to be postmarked by August 15, 2024.  No faxed forms can be accepted.
• The PFA Fraternalist of the year Award Committee will choose the honoree.
• Press information regarding the Fraternalist of the Year program and the next honoree will be distributed by the PFA Fraternalist of the Year Award Committee.

Please send nomination package to:

Lesley Mann, Chairperson

PFA Fraternalist of the Year Award

GBU Life

4245 Saw Mill Run Blvd.

Pittsburgh, PA 15227