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ANZAC of the Year Award - Call For Nominations
Royal New Zealand Returned And Services Association
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2 February 2011
ANZAC of the Year Award - Call For Nominations
Nominations to find New Zealand's Anzac of the Year are now open.
The Award honours a New
Zealander, or New Zealanders, who has best
displayed the
qualities of comradeship, compassion, courage,
and
commitment.
Established by the Royal New Zealand
Returned and Services Association
in 2010, the Anzac of
the Year Award recognises New Zealanders that
continue to
embody the Anzac spirit exemplified in the 1915 story of
New
Zealand Gallipoli hero Private Richard Henderson. The
19-year-old
Henderson with his donkey repeatedly brought
in wounded soldiers under
heavy fire and with total
disregard for his own safety.
The Anzac of the Year Award
is a bronze statuette of Richard Henderson
and his donkey
at Gallipoli. The recipient also receives a framed
bronze
medallion.
The Award may be made for a single
act or for significant service to New
Zealanders or the
international community.
Open to all New Zealanders
nominees must have exhibited the four
qualities of
comradeship, compassion, courage, and commitment beyond
the
call of duty.
Nominations close 28 February 2011
with the 2011 Anzac of the Year to be
announced in
April.
Further information and nomination forms are
available on the website
www.rsa.org.nz
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