Seattle Atheists named American Atheists Affiliate of the Year
American Atheists 2010 Affiliate of the Year Presented to Seattle Atheists
Seattle Atheists received this great honor at the American Atheists National Convention in Newark, NJ this April. Congrats to our Board, our members, our participants, and everyone who has helped make Seattle Atheists great during 2009-2010!! Below is the official notification from Blair Scott, American Atheists National Affiliate Director:
American Atheists is honored to present the Seattle Atheists with the 2010 Affiliate of the Year Award. Over the past year Seattle Atheists have shown outstanding dedication to activism, community support, and the advancement of a positive view of atheism.
The personal drive of the leadership and members of Seattle Atheists, their dedication to activism, community support, and a positive view of atheism, their unselfish application of time and talent, are a great credit to themselves, atheist groups across the United States, and atheists everywhere. Bravo Zulu and Well Done!
Each year, American Atheists gives away the Affiliate of the Year award at the American Atheists Convention. Affiliate of the Year is not a random award: it actually means something. It means the Affiliate earned the award through hard work and dedication. The criteria looked at for consideration of Affiliate of the Year is:
- Activism for the separation of church and state and civil rights of non-theists (protests, demonstrations, letter-writing, action alerts, etc)
- Events, activism, or programs that promote a positive image of atheists and atheism (public events, parades, editorials, etc).
- Events, activism, or programs that advance science and reason (Darwin Day, etc.)
- Provides a social outlet for local atheists (in addition to regular monthly meetings – unless they are exclusively social)
- Charitable works, community outreach, or some other social programs or events (such as blood drives, feeding the homeless, donations, etc.). Please note that as a policy, American Atheists does not participate in charitable works or social programs. While American Atheists certainly does not discourage affiliates group from participating in charitable works and engaging in social programs, such activities are by no means required or expected of Affiliates.
It is our hope that their activism and community outreach promotes the same in Affiliates across the nation and American Atheists encourage all Affiliates to increase activism and outreach! Blair Scott, the National Affiliate Director for American Atheists is available for questions or advice at bscott@atheists.org or by phone at (256) 701-6265.