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Home » Family of the Year Program

Family of the Year Program

In April of 1996, The Mayor of the City of Madison, recognizing the diversity and richness of family life in Madison, directed the development of a "Family of the Year" program. The goal of the program is to recognize families in our community that maintain wholesome family values and live their lives in a way to promote the qualities of family life that make City of Madison a desirable place to live.

A committee developed to coordinate and implement the program includes members nominated by or through the incumbent committee with appointment from the Mayor.  This membership represents a cross section of Madison residents.  The Mayor does not participate on the Committee, but his office staff provides administrative support. 

Program implementation starts from the nomination of a family that meets the eligibility criteria.  These criteria can be accessed from the home page (http://www.ci.madison.al.us/foy/foy.htm).  Members of the community nominate families that they feel should be considered for selection as the “Family of the Year”.  From the nominations submitted, the Committee will select a number of finalist families.  After meeting with each of the finalist families, the Committee will select the “Family of the Year”.  The selected family will be formally announced at a reception held at City Hall.  Additionally, all the finalist families will be recognized at the reception.  Donated prizes from area businesses and organizations will be presented to the finalist families. 

Any adult may nominate any family that resides in the City of Madison and meets the eligibility criteria. The selection criteria used by the Committee include: Community/Civic Involvement; Religious Participation; School Participation; Individual Awards, Achievements, and Recognition; and Family Cohesiveness.

The nomination forms and instructions will be available in the foyer of the Madison City Hall or can be copied from the Web site.  The nomination forms will remain sealed until the Committee begins its screening and selection process.  Only those nominations postmarked or delivered to the Mayor’s office by midnight February 28 will be accepted.

Madison Family of the Year
Madison City Hall
100 Hughes Road
Madison, AL 35758