Wal-Mart/WIFLE Leadership Award

February 1, 2009

ANNOUNCING THE 2009 WAL-MART/WIFLE LEADERSHIP AWARD

Dear Federal Executive:

The WIFLE Foundation, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are proud to announce a partnership to launch an exciting new category of WIFLE Law Enforcement Leadership Award in 2009.  This award, titled the WAL-MART/WIFLE LEADERSHIP AWARD, will honor and recognize effective public-private affiliations forged between federal law enforcement and the private sector which model successful proactive crime prevention in the community, a key Wal-Mart initiative.  This is the first year the award is being announced.  The Awardee will be honored at the Tenth Annual Leadership Training Conference, June 17, 2009, at the Annual WIFLE Awards Banquet.

In announcing the creation of this first-ever joint award, WIFLE and Wal-Mart seek to honor an individual who lead the way or may have developed a winning strategy as a result of learning from past crimes, or as a result of thinking proactively and creatively about what can be done to prevent certain crimes from occurring again.

This type of critical thinking and implementation of crime prevention models is decidedly a mark of a leader.  To incorporate a proactive, community-based problem-solving model requires vision, purpose, an alignment of resources to accomplish goals and a firm commitment to working in partnership with the community.

Wal-Mart has long been a valuable partner to local communities in crime prevention.  In forming the alliance with WIFLE, Wal-Mart reaches a broad-based group - the federal law enforcement community - to honor and recognize leadership in a deserving individual or group.

Enclosed are the criteria for the award and a nomination cover sheet to be used to submit your nominations.

Sincerely,

Margaret M. Moore

President

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