Volunteer & Community Service Awards
FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE IN HIS DEDICATED SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. PETTY OFFICER SAWYER VOLUNTEERED MORE THAN 725 HOURS FOR THE CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2023. AS THE SQUADRON COMMANDER, HE WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING AND MENTORING 56 CADETS IN THE AREAS OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, AEROSPACE EDUCATION AND GENERAL CADET PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER SAWYER SERVED AS THE DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE 2023 OKLAHOMA CADET ENCAMPMENT. HIS ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION WERE CONTAGIOUS AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY 90 PERCENT AND HAD A BENEFICIAL AND LASTING EFFECT ON THE CADETS' PERFORMANCE WHILE IN TRAINING. THE TIRELESS, SELFLESS EFFORTS OF PETTY OFFICER SAWYER REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
As an active member and elected Treasurer of ECHO-6 Association, he volunteered 100 off duty hours. He inventoried and accounted 253 Shirts, 59 Patches, $5,359.00 in organization funds and tracked the membership dues of 32 Echo-6 members. He skillfully designed a new Association logo for the Echo-6. He sold $425.00 worth of merchandise and collected and accounted $640.00 worth of membership dues. He created and implemented the Association membership application form to better manage the members. He also developed a spreadsheet to accurately track association funds and transactions. He was selected to represent the association to chair the ranking board for FY 20 3rd Quarter SSOQ, JSOQ and BJOQ. His participation in the Echo 6 Association is evidence of his desire to improve himself and the Navy's Sailors by enhancing personal and professional growth through mentoring and volunteering. You have proven yourself to be a positive role model and your dedication and tenacious commitment to the community is an inspiration to us all. JOB WELL DONE!
On behalf of the Filipino American Community Association. We would like to thank you for your service as FILAMCOM President and an active member from October 2018 to October 2019 equating a total of 300 Community service hours. You flawlessly led 50 FILAMCOM members consist of Military and Civilian Contractors. Under your Leadership FILAMCOM successfully organized multiple events and projects to include the charity project, bus stop beautification and FILAMCOM logo project displayed at 11D. You skillfully designed the new FILAMCOM logo and the Philippine Independence Day t-shirt that was used as an additional source to raise funds for the association. Under your leadership and guidance the association raised a total of $1,500.00 elevating FILAMCOM's fund. You have proven yourself to be a positive role model your dedication and tenacious commitment to the community is an inspiration to us all. On behalf of the Military Personnel and Civilian Contractors serving on board Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Africa. BRAVO ZULU!!!
On behalf of Joint Forces Five, we would like to personally thank you for your service as President of Joint Forces Five from December 2018 to March 2019, a total of 150 volunteer hours. Under your leadership and dedication, JF5's membership was increased by 500%, we successfully organized 6 base clean-ups, 3 morale boosting events, designed a new JF5 logo, supervised 2 financial audits, coordinated 11 training sessions, and sponsored a fundraising event that raised $$$. You have proven yourself to be a positive role model and your dedication and tenacious commitment to the community is an inspiration to us all. JOB WELL DONE!
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PROJECT GOOD NEIGHBOR FLAGSHIP LEAD AT NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND MARYLAND, FROM XXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S TEAM SPIRIT, OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, AND PERSONAL INITIATIVE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EFFICIENCY AND OVERALL SUCCESS OF 12 COMMAND SPONSORED VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AND RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING COMMAND COMMUNITY SERVICE INVOLVEMENT WITHIN HIS COMMAND BY 30 PERCENT. IN ADDITION, HE DEVELOPED A SPREADSHEET THAT WAS ADOPTED BY ALL FLAGSHIP LEADS TO COORDINATE AND TRACK OVER 20 THOUSAND VOLUNTEER HOURS CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY BY COMMAND MEMBERS. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE IN HIS DEDICATED SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. PETTY OFFICER MILES VOLUNTEERED MORE THAN 200 HOURS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FROM MAY 2015 TO JULY 2017. HIS ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION WERE CONTAGIOUS AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY HIS DEPARTMENT BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT AND HAD A BENEFICIAL AND LASTING EFFECT ON THE MANY COMMUNITIES HE SERVED. THE TIRELESS, SELFLESS EFFORTS OF PETTY OFFICER MILES REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY COMMAND REPRESENTATIVE, NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, FROM ------- TO --------. CHIEF XXXXXXX'S COUNTLESS VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE ESSENTIAL TO THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF THIS YEAR'S NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF FUND DRIVE. DISPLAYING PERSONAL DEVOTION AND DEDICATION, SHE COLLECTED DONATIONS AND SERVED AS AN AMBASSADOR BETWEEN THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY AND ALL BASE KEY WORKERS AND VOLUNTEER PERSONNEL. HER UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE THROUGHOUT THE FUND DRIVE ENSURED A 100 PERCENT CONTACT RATE AND AN UNPRECEDENTED TOTAL CONTRIBUTION WITHIN NAVY REGION MIDWEST OF OVER $796,000. HER RELENTLESS DRIVE AND OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THIS CAUSE MADE AN IMMEASURABLE DIFFERENCE IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOLUTIONS TO EMERGENCY NEEDS FOR OUR UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL. CHIEF XXXXXXXX'S MANAGERIAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS CAREER TRANSITION OFFICE TRANSITION ASSISTANT FOR NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND, MILLINGTON TENNESSEE, FROM ////-------////. PETTY OFFICER DICKSON HAS DEMONSTRATED UNPARALLELED LEADERSHIP AS AN NPC CERTIFIED MENTOR, DIRECTLY MENTORING OVER 100 SAILORS AND CIVILIANS THROUGH VARIOUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. SHE VOLUNTEERED OVER 900 HOURS RECRUITING, ORGANIZING, AND SUSTAINING A MENTORING CULTURE THAT HAS IMPROVED DRUG EDUCATION FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND LOWERED SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE COMMUNITY BY 50 PERCENT. SHE COORDINATED MENTORING PARTNERSHIPS WITH 3 LOCAL SCHOOLS WHICH FACILITATED A POSITIVE AND CONTINUING RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS BENEFITTED BOTH THE NAVY AND THE COMMUNITY. PETTY OFFICER DICKSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FROM AUGUST 20XX TO AUGUST 20XX, PETTY OFFICER CALEB SELFLESSLY VOLUNTEERED OVER 80 HOURS OF HER PERSONAL TIME TO THE OAHU COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE USO, GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, KANEOHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION, AND OAHU HIGHWAY AND BEACH CLEAN UPS. SHE PERSONALLY LED 5 OF HER SAILORS IN THE COMPLETION OF AN 8 HOUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING TOURNAMENT FOR 45 ATHLETES. THE DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PETTY OFFICER CALEB REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND BENEFITTED THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
PO SAILOR HAS BEEN AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER MEDAL FOR HIS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH THE SOUTHERN GUARD LIVING HISTORY ASSOCIATION. AS A LIVING HISTORY VOLUNTEER, PO SAILOR SERVED IN THIS CAPACITY FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND, IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS, HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH DONATING MORE THAN 200 VOLUNTEER HOURS. THE PARK SERVICE HAS RECOGNIZED HIS CONTRIBUTION WHICH HAS BENEFITED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EVERY YEAR, AND IN DOING SO, HONORABLY REPRESENTED THE NAVY, AND CREATED GOOD WILL IN THE COMMUNITY. PO SAILOR'S EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, INITIATIVE, AND DEVOTION TO SERVICE OF OTHERS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Over the past decade, Staff Sergeant Felton has constantly dedicated and volunteered his personal time as a mentor and role model for the younger generations of the communities in which he had lived. Staff Sergeant Felton's contributions have made a powerful and lasting impression on the various communities. He has been a quintessential ambassador for the Marine Corps and a role model for all. His unconditional and continuous community service and volunteerism reflects his unselfish devotion to others and is in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Her personal commitment to the morale of sailors is unsurmountable and proven by her volunteering uncountable hours to the NOMI Morale Welfare and Recreaction committee and holding two officer positions. While she held the Treasurer position she was responsible for raising over $1,200 for the annual command party. During her year as Committee Co-Chair her committee raised $9,700 for the annual command party. She was also the secretary for two consecutive years in the NOMI Junior Enlisted Association.
PETTY OFFICER CUCCINELLO LED MORE THAN 30 SAILORS IN OVER 100 BASE BEAUTIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, SAVING THE NAVY 70 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CONTRACTOR COSTS. SHE HAS DEVOTED COUNTLESS HOURS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS TO INCLUDE VOLUNTEERING AT THE POINT LOMA CONVALESCENT HOME, VETERAN'S VILLAGE OF SAN DIEGO WINTER SHELTER, AND CNRSW HARBOR SECURITY COMMAND PICNIC. SHE ALSO ASSISTED IN THE CREATION OF NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA'S NAVY ADVANCEMENT STUDY SESSIONS TO PROMOTE ADVANCEMENT TO THE NEXT PAYGRADE. PETTY OFFICER CUCCINELLO'S UNSELFISH EFFORTS, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.