SUBMISSION FORM FOR THE PORTAGE SKATES "GET BACK UP" AWARD:
(New Deadline Nov 30 each year! This gives the committee time to review all submissions)
We honor Tommy Sommers every year, following his passing in 2011, by awarding the "Get Back Up" award. Please help us to find wonderful nominees every year to give this award to so that we can continue to reward those dedicated skaters who keep getting back up when life knocks them down. Great Roll Models deserve recognition, and if there is someone out there that has inspired you by persisting through adversity in their skating career, we suggest that you nominate them for this award. Nominees come from Park 'n Roll participants who submit the story of a skater who "got back up again" and continued their skating career, inspiring others in the sport and reminding us not to give up. Never never never give up.
Written on the award:
In the spirit of Tommy Sommers, who sustained enough skating injuries to fill a book, but kept skating anyway, we present this award as a reminder that you “may be knocked down, but not out forever”. (Lyrics from the song "Get Back Up" by Toby Mac)
From 2020 and forward, we will be taking nominations all year long and announcing Dec 21st of that year (or as soon as possible, with the trophy revealed at that year's Championships). Thank you for helping us spread the word! Please share this form and posts with your friends!
(for home page with prior award winners, see this page: https://sites.google.com/site/portageskates/home/memorialstributes/tommy-sommers-1931-2011)
