2015 Senior Center Mind Body & Spirit Program Awards Association of Illinois Senior Centers Award A p p l i c a t i o n The Association of Illinois Senior Centers is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the Annual Senior Center Mind, Body, and Spirit Program Awards. The awards are given in recognition of programs that demonstrate outstanding commitment to meeting the needs of seniors in their communities. Winners from 2014 are not eligible to receive the award this year. You must be a member of AISC to submit an application. Winners are expected to attend the Governor’s Conference to accept the award and to make a 15 minute presentation on their winning program at Centervention. PLEASE SUBMIT ONE FORM PER AWARD NOMINATION WITH NARRATIVE (limit of 2 pages). Describe how your programs help seniors maintain and improve mental, physical and courage challenges. DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING NOMINATIONS IS Friday, November 13, 2015. There is just one category and two awards will be given. Each award winner receives $500. Name of Senior Center/Program_________________________________________________ Address _________________________________City/Zip________________________________________ Phone ----------- The mission of a Senior Center is to help seniors live independently in the community by providing programs that maintain or improve the mental, physical and emotional health of those who are 50+. Frequently, we refer to these as Mind, Body, and Spirit programs. Your application should describe the programs you provide. Tell us how you meet this mission with programs that focus on maintaining and improving the mental, physical and emotional health focus of participants and programs you believe help seniors live independently. Please justify how the program does this. (e.g.; it improves health, nutritional habits, mental well-being; physical strength; well-being of the senior population of their community) along with a brief narrative stating reasons for the nomination. Contact Person/Nominator:__________________________________________________ Email:____________________________ Phone:_________________________________ Address: _________________________City/Zip:_________________________________ Return nomination to: Karen Schainker Senior Services of Central Illinois 701 Mason, Springfield, IL 62702