ONLINE NOMINATION FORM
Cape May Point Taxpayers' Association (CMPTA) members are invited to participate in the inaugural 2020 Cape May Point Heritage Awards, created by CMPTA to celebrate and bring awareness to those active in preserving, adapting, and advancing the physical environment of Cape May Point for present and future generations to enjoy, by:
preserving historic structures,
sensitively adapting venerable structures for continued usefulness and vitality,
promoting environmental initiatives for the benefit of the community and regional ecology.
AWARDS CATEGORIES
The Heritage Awards will honor three categories of participation by individuals and groups as follows:
Founders Circle Awards celebrate long-term dedication to preserving the historical integrity of a structure erected prior to 1900.
Stewards Circle Awards celebrate stewardship in maintaining the character of a structure more than twenty-years old while sensitively adapting the structure and/or grounds to meet contemporary needs.
Community Circle Awards celebrate initiatives that promote the environmental and aesthetic qualities of land, water, air, wildlife and/or plant life resources.
NOMINATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY
Any property within the Borough of Cape May Point is eligible, public or private, subject to the above stated age-of property requirements.
Anyone may submit nominations (regardless of whether or not they own or rent property at CMP). Nominations must be made in writing using the Nomination Form (hardcopy or online). Additional materials in support of the Nomination are welcomed. Multiple Nominations in any category are accepted.
CMPTA Officers and Directors and Borough Commissioners are prohibited from receiving any award under this program during the tenure of their position. The CMPTA Board of Directors will make the Award decisions.
RECOGNITION
Each Honoree will receive a plaque and certificate. The Honorees will be featured in the CMPTA Bulletin, Newsletter and website.
SCHEDULE
Nominations must be postmarked or received by July 15, 2020. Awards will be announced by September 26, 2020.
NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS
Nominations may be submitted in 3 ways:
1. Use the attached Online Nomination form. NOTE: ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OR MATERIALS MAY BE EMAILED OR MAILED.
2. Mail the form included in the June newsletter, along with attachments to CMPTA Post Office Box 74 Cape May Point, NJ 08212
3. Email everything to heritageawards@cmp-taxpayers.org
ABOUT OUR THEME and LOGO
The Cape May Point Heritage Awards reflect the Blue of the water that surrounds and sustains us and the Gold that is our precious resource of heritage and community. Together, we celebrate the diversity of architecture and preservation initiatives in Cape May Point, connecting the centuries. Old and new. Antique and contemporary. All here. All Cape May Point.
The Cape May Point Heritage Awards reflect the Blue of the water that surrounds and sustains us and the Gold that is our precious resource of heritage and community. Together, we celebrate the diversity of architecture and preservation initiatives in Cape May Point, connecting the centuries. Old and new. Antique and contemporary. All here. All Cape May Point.