Recognize awesomeness

About a month ago, I was browsing in a stationery store near my home, when I ran across a pad of printed forms called “AWESOME CITATION.” It had a paragraph that read,

You’ve been pretty awesome lately, completely outdoing yourself, and outshining everyone else. It hasn’t gone unnoticed. Nice work.

Below that was TO: and FROM: fields and a number of checkboxes for various traits, including “conspicuous kindness,” “professional accomplishment,” “popularity with children,” and “excessive good hair days.” At the bottom, was the sentence, “YOU’RE MAKING THE REST OF US LOOK BAD.”

I couldn’t tell if the intent was to be snarky or not, but I decided that I liked the idea. So, leaving off the “YOU’RE MAKING THE REST OF US LOOK BAD” sentence, and changing “Nice work” to “Keep up the good work!” I created a version to recognize the efforts of members of our Rotary Club. I added specific Rotary traits, such as “service above self” and “great singing voice.”

Now, I’ve come up with one for amateur radio operators. Print this out and give it to one of your club members who went above and beyond at Field Day, or one to your Elmer or someone else who has helped you out recently. Then, be just as awesome yourself.