Good Citizenship Committee

Good Citizenship Committee is responsible for encouraging chapters to promote and recognize good citizenship that does not fall within the domain of another committee, such as the Youth Education Committee (Outatanding Student Program).

The committee will: (1) Encourage chapters to recognize service to the nation, state and community by awarding Good Citizenship medals with approval from the proper authority. (The National Society requires state societies approve of the Silver Good Citizenship Medals, and that it approves award of Gold Good Citizenship Medal.) (2) Promote and judge the Virginia Society Good Citizen of the Year competition. <

Every chapter should recognize a citizen of the year who has distinguished him/herself by demonstrating outstanding service to the community, present or past. recognize service to the nation, state and community. The Virginia Society recommends that emphasis be placed on outstanding volunteer service to the community that is generally considered to be citizenship in action.

The Committee will select the Virginia Society Good Citizen of the year taking the following factors into account:

The scope of the candidate’s impact
The depth of the candidate’s impact
Obstacles which had to be overcome
Demonstration of initiative, leadership, responsibility, dependability, and creativity