The Life Membership Award is overseen and awarded by The Girls’ Brigade NSW and awarded to ladies who are either current serving leaders or retired leaders who have made significant contributions to Girls’ Brigade as outlined in the Awards Policy.
Eligibility for Life Membership:
- Life Membership can be given to either current serving leaders or retired leaders.
- The nominee has made a significant contribution to The Girls’ Brigade NSW.
- There can be only one life member actively serving in a company at any time.
Serving life members’ fees will be covered in the following way:
- The company will pay the National and International component of the annual fee.
- The state will waive the state cost of the annual fee.
The application is to be signed by a minimum of two people.
The application has a minimum of two letters of recommendation.
The nominee must meet one of the following two criteria:
- Has served in a company leadership role for more than 10 years and has served in a role above company level, or
- Has served in a company leadership role for more than 15 years.
To nominate an award recipient for a Life Membership Award, complete the Life Membership application form and submit to the State Commissioner.
Once received, the Board will review the application. Further clarification about the nominee may be sought when considering the application. Once a decision has been made, the nominators will be contacted regarding the outcome. Nominees for the Life Membership Award will be considered individually and on their personal attributes and achievements and not in comparison with others.
If successful, the recipient will receive a Certificate recognising their service.
For more information or the form to nominate a Life Member, please contact the NSW Office via email [email protected]
