2020-02-14 SD Leather Community Awards 2019 voting ends Saturday 15 February 2020
Did you know voting for the San Diego Leather Community Awards (SDLCA) ends on February 15th?
Did you know there are three men in FMSD on the ballot for Man of the Year and FMSD itself is on the ballot as the Club or Organization of the Year?
Please also check out the Lifetime Achievement Award as the founder of FMSD, Anthony "Papa Tony" Lindsey, is nominated alongside other big names who do much for our community.
Click the link to cast your vote!
San Diego Leather Community Awards for 2019
The San Diego Leather Community Awards were created by Sir Mike Russell to nurture community pride and to recognize community service.
An update from the production team of the SDLCA:
- Man of the Year has a tight three way race going;
- Woman of the Year is also a very tight one;
- Volunteer of the Year is a tight one for two individuals;
- Business of the Year is in a two way tie;
- Small event of the Year is in a three way tie and
- Large event of the Year has a two way tie.
So we need more votes to break these tie before February 15th!
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Message from Scott B. Smith:
I was stunned and humbled when I learned I was nominated for the Man of the Year award. Once I got over that, I was elated to learn at least one person values my service and contributions to FMSD and the San Diego Leather Community since 2012 to take time out of their life to write something about me and what I've done. I'm grateful that I'm able to be of service and contribute to the San Diego Leather community and FMSD by providing photography and behind the scenes support.
I'm fortunate to have photographed so many title competitions (Mr San Diego Eagle, Mr and Ms SD Leather & Bootblack, Bear San Diego, SoCal Drummer and others), special events (flag raising/lowering, fundraiser, homecomings, and Leather title anniversaries), and individual photography (some of which is used as contestant headshots).
Also, I'm grateful to lead the team that makes the FMSD demos, discussions, socials, and workshops happen. We've put the time and effort into consistently creating at least one, and usually two, events each month. I'm especially grateful for the presenters and facilitators in the community who have a "can do" and "yes" attitude.
Please consider the nomination criteria before you cast your vote. I look forward to seeing you on the other side of my lens at the SDLCA ceremony, Saturday, 29 February 2020, 6-10pm, at Urban Mo's.
Thank you and enjoy!
Scott
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In case you're curious, here are the nomination criteria for SDLCA.
San Diego Leather Community Awards nomination information
Individual awards: (Man, Woman, or Trans-Person)
• Which Person has been most active, or been the biggest influence on, or has been a spokesperson for the San Diego community in the past year?
• Those who are of service for altruistic reasons rather than for personal gain or publicity. Take into consideration the individual’s follow through as well as their intentions when you nominate them for this award.
Volunteer award:
• These individuals work quietly and consistently in the background to make community groups, events and services succeed. Consider the individual’s follow through as well as their intentions when nominating for this award. Those who are at the event first and leave last, or those who are nearly always there without being asked to lend a hand are good candidates for this award.
Club or Organization award:
• What club, organization or group has been the most visible, active or influential in this past year.
Business of the year award:
• What business, bar or business person has been the most visible, active or influential in this past year.
LARGE event of the year award:
• What LARGE (over 100ppl attended) event was the most fun, inventive, groundbreaking, interesting or significant this past year.
Small event of the year award:
• What event was the most fun, inventive, groundbreaking, interesting or significant this past year.
Lifetime Achievement award:
• Which Person has been most active, or can always count on to mentor the next generation, or been the biggest influence on, or has been a spokesperson for the San Diego community over the past five years minimum?
• Those who are of service for altruistic reasons rather than for personal gain or publicity. Take into consideration the individual’s follow through as well as their intentions when you nominate them for this award.
• These individuals work quietly and consistently in the background to make community groups, events and services succeed. Consider the individual’s follow through as well as their intentions when nominating for this award. Those who are at the event first and leave last, or those who are nearly always there without being asked to lend a hand are good candidates for this award.
