R 040419Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0069/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/NATIONAL FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE (NFI) MILITARY FATHERHOOD AWARD//
NARR/NOMINATIONS FOR NFI MILITARY FATHERHOOD AWARD.//
POC/PENNY WHITWORTH/CIV/HQMC/-/TEL:703-784-9500/DSN:278-9500 EMAIL:PENNY.WHITWORTH@USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THE NFI MILITARY FATHERHOOD AWARD.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE MILITARY FATHERHOOD AWARD IS SPONSORED BY NFI AND LOCKHEED MARTIN TO RECOGNIZE A MILITARY DAD WHO GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS DUTIES AS BOTH SERVICEMAN AND DAD TO MAKE SURE HE AND HIS FAMILY STAY CONNECTED THROUGHOUT THE STRESSES OF MILITARY LIFE. THE AWARDEE IS CHOSEN FROM A POOL OF NOMINATIONS MADE BY MOMS, WIVES, KIDS, FRIENDS, AND OTHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD!  THIS YEAR'S AWARDEE WILL BE BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON D.C. WITH HIS FAMILY AND WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY ON JUNE 9, 2009. 
3.  NOMINATION PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA.  NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY 27 FEB 09 AND MAY BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT WWW.FATHERHOOD.ORG(BACKSLASH)GALA(BACKSLASH)MILITARYAWARD.  NOMINATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED BY NFI AND THE WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED.
4.  ACTION.  PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION.  NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO NFI AT THE LINK IN PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. TIMOTHY R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//