May means it’s time to raise awareness and say “Thank You” to our EMS professionals during EMS Week. This year, it will be held May 18^th through May 24^th.  As part of the festivities, we are announcing our first Truly Dedicated Contest, which will run the entire month. The contest will highlight and honor women and veterans serving in EMS, with the opportunity for 3 winners in each category.

Named to complement this year’s EMS Week theme, “EMS: Dedicated. For Life.”, our Truly Dedicated Contest is a great opportunity to recognize outstanding women and veterans in the EMS profession. Braun is looking for nominees that exemplify: professionalism in interacting with patients, their families, and co-workers, a positive impact on their community, EMS agency, or the EMS profession as a whole, commitment to their education and certifications, and other characteristics fitting of the honor. All women and veterans actively serving in EMS are eligible for nomination. The contest is not open to Braun employees, family members of Braun employees, vendors, or dealer representatives of Braun Industries.

Nominations will be accepted on the Braun website May 1^st through May 23^rd. Nominations submitted prior to May 18^th may also be featured during EMS Week 2014 on Braun’s social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Braun will select three finalists from each category on May 25^th. Voting will then be opened up to our Facebook fans May 26^th through May 31^st. Our Facebook community will select one grand prize winner for Women in EMS and one grand prize winner for Veterans in EMS. The grand prize for each is a Kindle Fire HDX 7” 16GB Tablet with a custom Braun Industries Origami Case. 2nd place runner ups will receive a Braun jacket. 3rd place runner ups will receive a Braun shirt.

Nominations for the Truly Dedicated Contest should be submitted through our online entry form. The form requests the category for which the nomination is being entered under, general information about the nominee and nominator, and a nomination statement that is 750 words or less. For a complete list of contest considerations and rules, visit the Truly Dedicated Contest page on our website.

We are looking forward to reviewing your nominations and sharing these professional’s stories with our online community. Make sure to get your nominations in before May 18^th for maximum exposure – and GOOD LUCK to all the nominees!