Hasbro Community Action Hero Awards - Nominate Now!

Do you know a young person between the ages of 5 and 18 who has done remarkable community service in the past 12 months?

The Hasbro Community Action Hero award recognizes outstanding young volunteers who show that you are never too young to make a difference in your local or global community. From diverse backgrounds across the nation, Hasbro Community Action Heroes demonstrate extraordinary commitment to service in their local and/or global communities.

Hasbro Children's Fund and generationOn will celebrate five young people (ages 5-18) for their tremendous community service and volunteer activities at a special recognition event in New York City on May 31, 2012 and award each youth a $1,000 educational scholarship.

Nominations for the 2012 Hasbro Community Action Hero award must be received by Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 5:00 p.m. EST.

NOMINEES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• Be in school (grade K-12) and age 5-18 at time of nomination
• Be a resident of the 50 United States or District of Columbia
• Be available to travel for a special, expense-paid, two day, one night event in New York City on May 31, 2012 (travel May 31-June 1, 2012)

BENEFITS:

• Recognition by generationOn and Hasbro Children’s Fund
• Travel and lodging for the awardee and one parent or guardian to attend the recognition event in New York City
• Inclusion is a national press release as well as opportunities for additional local or national media attention
• Educational scholarship in the amount of $1,000 provided by Hasbro Children’s Fund to the awardee

NOMINATION PROCESS:

• Nominations for the 2012 Hasbro Community Action Hero award must be received by Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 5:00 p.m. EST.
• All nominators will be notified of the status of their nominees on or around Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
• Staff phone interviews may be requested of nominees and their parent or guardian.
• Awardees and a parent/guardian must participate in an orientation call prior to the award ceremony (tentatively scheduled for the week of May 14, 2012).
• Awardees and a parent/guardian must be available to travel to the recognition event in New York City on May 31, 2012 (travel May 31-June 1, 2012).

ELIGIBILITY:

• Open only to residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are 5-18 years old and in grades K-12 at the time of nomination. Awardee and a parent/guardian must be available to attend the expense-paid recognition event in New York City on May 31, 2012 (travel May 31-June 1, 2012). A parent/guardian must give consent to participate and accompany the awardee to New York City 
• It is the nominator’s responsibility to submit a complete nomination. Only fully completed nominations will be considered. GenerationOn accepts no responsibility for incomplete nominations, nominations lost due to technical difficulties, or any other submission in exception to the above instructions.
• By accepting this recognition, the awardee agrees to grant generationOn and Hasbro Inc. permission to publish any photos for promotional purposes. Awardees may be publicized in local and national media outlets.

TRAVEL TO RECOGNITON EVENT:

The travel provided is two (2) coach airfare tickets from the major commercial airport nearest awardee’s primary residence in the US to New York and one (1) standard hotel room (double occupancy) for one (1) night at a hotel selected by generationOn. Ground transportation will be included. In-room or other personal charges at the hotel (e.g., mini-bar, movies), telephone calls, gratuities, incidentals, and all other expenses are not included. Awardee and parent/guardian must be available to travel on the same itinerary. GenerationOn will attempt to accommodate member’s preferred itinerary, but all specifics thereof will be at the sole discretion of generationOn. If, in the sole judgment of generationOn, air travel is not required due to awardee’s proximity to prize location, ground transportation may be substituted for roundtrip air travel. Travel companion must be the parent or legal guardian of the awardee, unless otherwise permitted by generationOn. 

Visit http://www.generationon.org/birthday_check?original_destination=node%2F3164 to nominate.