The Clearwater COG loves to recognize and show appreciation to those people making a positive impact throughout the COG counties. The COG created the Clearwater Wave Awards as a way to recognize and show appreciation for the amazing work our COG members do every day to enhance the lives of others: individuals, families, co-workers, community members, etc.

Letting someone know you appreciate them is perhaps the simplest way to make them feel recognized for who they are as a human being – their strengths, their individuality, and their contribution.  Employee recognition leads to confidence, trust, and serves as a wonderful motivator. Giving a daily dose of recognition to someone feels great on the receiving end. Guess what? It feels great to give it too. Try it out for yourself and nominate someone for a Clearwater COG Wave Award!

The COG accepts Wave Award Nominations on an ongoing basis throughout the year and every nominee is recognized with a certificate. The following is the list of award categories. Please do not limit yourself to only those examples when nominating someone!

PEER TO PEER

Direct Support Professional to Direct Support Professional or County Board staff to county board staff.

  • Nominate a co‐worker who went above and beyond to help you with your job. It can be any type of provider of direct supports, a county board co‐worker, or any other co-worker
  • Nominate a direct support professional or county board staff (co‐worker) you have witnessed going above and beyond to assist individuals to be self-advocates
  • And more!!



 

COLLABORATION - AGENCY TO AGENCY

County Board to County Board, County Board to Provider, Provider to Provider, Provider/County Board to Community Agency 

  • Nominate someone from one agency helping another agency
    • Example: A County Board staff going above to assist a provider or vice a versa.
  • Someone who volunteered to be on a multi-agency committee
  • A community agency/company that has worked with county board/provider
  • And more!!



 

TEAM PLAYER WITH CLEARWATER

County Board/Provider to Clearwater COG

  • Someone who presented at a Clearwater training
  • Volunteered for PATHS activities
  • Someone who volunteered to serve on a Clearwater committee
  • And more!!



 

GREAT JOB AWARD

Anyone person or entity within the Clearwater region to acknowledge good work

  • Individuals may nominate staff that went above and beyond to support them
  • Anyone may nominate individuals that have worked hard to accomplish something
  • Providers that have been very creative in offering supports and/or helping someone accomplish a goal
  • Nominate a provider for a perfect Provider Compliance Review
  • Nominate a community agency/employer who has helped someone to be successful
  • And more!!



 

How to Submit Nomination Form

Complete the online form below to send in your nomination.  Or you can print the nomination form HERE and email it to Austin Tuttle.

Or you can mail it directly to:

Clearwater Council of Governments

Attn: Wave Awards Nomination

235 N. Toussaint South Road

Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449

Clearwater COG Wave Award Nomination

Please submit the form below to make your nomination. Please contact Austin Tuttle with any questions regarding the Clearwater COG Wave Awards.

Please enter your name.
Please enter your email, so we can follow up with you if necessary.
Please enter the email of the person you are nominating so that we may notify him/her of this nomination.
Direct Support Professional to Direct Support Professional or County Board staff to County Board staff~ Examples: Nominate a co-worker who went above and beyond to help you with your job or a direct support professional or county board staff who goes above and beyond to assist individual’s to be self advocates
Agency to Agency~ Examples: Nominate management from one agency helping another agency; Director of agency helping another agency; County Board going above to assist a provider or vice a versa.
Clearwater to Providers/County Boards~ Examples: Nominate someone who has helped Clearwater COG by volunteered to be on a ad hoc committee; presented at a Clearwater training; volunteered for PATHS activities
Any Entity within Clearwater to any entity~ Acknowledgement of good work~ Examples: SSA of the Day Award; Direct Support Professional of the Day; Perfect Provider Compliance Award; QA Award; Perfect File reviews