“Rose
& Thorn Award Nominations”
It
is that time of year to nominate members of the Portland, Or, Leather
community for the 7th Annual Rose & Thorn Awards,
presented by Blackout Leather Productions.
Rose
& Thorn Award Categories for 2008 are:
Business
of the Year
Non-Profit
Business of the Year
Leatherwoman of the Year
Leatherman
of the Year
Community
Choice Award of the Year
Please
send all nominations to
Derik@blackoutleather.org
with the subject heading: Rose & Thorn Award Nominations.
Please
include the name of the person, title, business, organization, etc, and
what award you are nominating them for, and a brief reason why you think
they deserve this award.
Deadline
for all nominations is midnight, Friday, July 18, 2008.
Please
submit your nominations by this date.
The
BLP Board of Directors will determine winners based on community service
in the last year from the communities nominations.
Any member of the Leather community is eligible to win awards
with the exception of those listed below in the following paragraph.
Club officers,
organizers, business owners, titleholders, behind-the-scenes workers,
philanthropists, writers, columnists, authors, artists, producers,
Leather/latex artisans and the like are sought as nominees. We are
looking for nominees who have made contributions that have directly
affected the Leather community in a positive way.
Not
Eligible:
Blackout Leather Productions Board members are not eligible for
nominations, except for the community choice award, unless they won that
award in the past two years. Any
person, club, organization, business who has won the award in the last 2
years are also not eligible for the 2008 awards in the same category.
The
BLP Board of Directors will vote and decide this year's nomination
recipients, with the exception of the Community Choice award.
The number of nominations a person receives does not influence
the award. It is the
individual’s commitment and contribution to the leather community that
counts. This is an award,
not a contest, so please do not submit multiple nominations for the same
person in the same category. When the nomination deadline is over, we
will post the nominations for the Community Choice award.
At that time, you may cast a vote for your personal favorite for
the Community Choice award, please only vote one time.
Rose & Thorn Awards
will be presented at the Victory Brunch on Sunday, August 10, the last
day of Leather Pride Week in Portland, Ore. Location
for the Victory Brunch, and the Rose & Thorn Award Ceremony will be
held at Greek Cusina, 404 SW Washington St, 2nd floor, Portland, Or.
Entry
to the Rose & Thorn Award Ceremony is free, and will start at noon.
Deadline
for all nominations is midnight, Friday, July 18, 2008.
Please
submit your nominations by this date.
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