how TO PREPARE YOUR VIDEO
- Your video must begin as follows: "My name is [So Andso] and I am nominating my [father/grandfather/pastor/friend/husband/uncle/partner etc], [dad's name] for the [category name]."
- Example: "My name is Sadeek Morrison and I am nominatinng my step-father, Glenford Smith, for Champion Father - Portland "
- Say what makes dad a great father, and why you are nominating him for the category. Use powerful examples of things he has done.
- Ensure that your nomination is well put together.
- Video should not be longer than 3 minutes.
WHO TO NOMINATE IN EACH CATEGORY
- Marcus Garvey Award for Community Leadership/The Community Hero
Who to nominate?
- Nominated father must be resident in Jamaica and living/working in the community named
- A father who is an inspirational role model in the community and is considered a leader; one from whom many seek advice
- This father often goes above and beyond for others within the community. Often gives voluntary service outside of what is reasonably expected.
- This person is known for lifting up others and/or conducts himself in a way that commands respect.
- One who might have done a heroic act in the past
- Sam Sharpe Award for Exemplary Fathers of Children with Disabilities
Who to nominate?
- Fathers who care for and/or are active/present in the lives of their disabled child/children
- Sam Sharpe Award for Exemplary Fathers with a Disability
Who to nominate?
- Fathers with a disability who despite their physical challenge, care for and/or are active/present in the lives of their children
- Paul Bogle Award for Mentorship/Development of Young People
Who to nominate?
- Sports Coaches
- Teachers
- Social Workers
- Police Officers
- Firefighters
- Entertainers/Celebrities
- Any father that engages in activities or supports causes that directly benefit young people but in particular young men and boys
- Ashley Smith Award for Religious Service
Who to nominate?
- Pastors
- Church Leaders (deacons, elders etc)
- Other Faith-Based Religious Leaders/Officials who give sacrificial and exemplary service to their religious/extended community quite often with their own resources and are often unrecognized
- They are also at the helm of programmes to care for elderly persons and provide meals to needy persons etc.
- Best Fatherhood Moment Captured by Photograph
Who to do?
- Submit a powerful photo that captures a beautiful moment, communicates the essence of fatherhood and shows love, life and bonding between a father and his child or children.
- Showcase moments that are spontaneous or staged.
- The ideal submission tells a great fatherhood story
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- Shortlisted entries will be put to public vote to decide the winner.
- The winner will be the father featured in the photograph and not the photographer nor the nominator.
- The photographer/nominator will be acknowledged/credited for the entry.
- Photo can be spontaneous or professionally staged
- Best Fatherhood Moment Captured on Video
Who to do?
- Submit a funny, heart-warming or tear-jerking short video that features a father and his child or children
- Video should be no longer than 59 seconds with a great punchline
- Should not have expletives, profanity, graphic nudity nor exposed genitals
- Video can be spontaneous or professonally produced
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- Shortlisted entries will be put to public vote to decide the winner.
- The winner will be the father featured in the video and not the videographer nor the person who submitted the video. The videographer/nominator will however be acknowledged for the entry
- Champion Father
Who to nominate?
- Awesome Biological Fathers
- Single Fathers (raising a child/children on his own, ideally in the same household without a spouse or partner)
- Exemplary Step/Adopted/Foster Fathers
- Grandfathers and other male relatives who act as fathers
- Fathers active in school-related activities e.g. PTA (Parent-Teachers Association)
- Fathers who exhibit uncommon acts of love to their children
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- Submit a nomination video no longer than 3 minutes
- Judges will shortlist for 15 fathers, one from each parish who will automatically be named Parish Champion Father.
