The 2019 Good Furry Award
What is The Good Furry Award?
The Good Furry Award is an annual award that will be presented to one furry annually to recognize them for outstanding community spirit in the furry community. The winner will receive a check for $1,000 and a certificate of recognition. The reward can be used at the winner's discretion, although we would not be surprised if it is used to attend a convention or buy something furry ... or perhaps some fun games and delicious noms.
Who is eligible for the award?
Anyone who is active in the furry community is eligible. There are also no age restrictions or restrictions of any kind, including nationality, race, religion, sex, gender, etc. ANYone in the furry community can be nominated.
Are you sure there are no restrictions?
There is one restriction. Papabear Grubbs (Kevin Hile), who runs this award, is not eligible for the award and cannot nominate anyone.
What qualifies someone to win this award?
The Good Furry Award is about community spirit. This is not an award for who is the best fursuiter or artist or writer. It is about furries who do good works to promote and sustain the fandom and who represent the best in furry. Examples might be a person who does extraordinary work as a furcon volunteer, or who runs a charity, or who has done a lot to help furries in need. I'm sure you understand the phrase "community spirit," so nominate people based on that concept.
What is the selection process?
Furries can nominate people they feel epitomize the furry spirit of acceptance, charity, and helpfulness. To nominate someone, complete the form below and click the submit button. You may nominate as many people as you wish. Nominations will close at the end of the year. After that time, several of the best submissions will be selected by Papabear Grubbs and posted on this websites. Furries will then be asked to vote for their favorite nominees. The voting will close at the end of May 2019, and the winner will be announced in June 2019.
Where is the money coming from for this award?
The money is being donated by me, Kevin Hile (Papabear Grubbs).
Why are you doing this?
It seems to me that every time something negative happens in the fandom, people focus on that too much to the point of giving the entire fandom a bad reputation. Rather than paying attention to the few furries who cause trouble, I would like us all to focus on furries who do good things and are good people. Let's give those furries some attention instead! The vast majority of furries are good people, and I want us all to start talking about them and thinking about them. My hope is to uplift this community. It's not so much about the final award (although that is important); it is about taking serious time to bring good furries to light.
The Good Furry Award is an annual award that will be presented to one furry annually to recognize them for outstanding community spirit in the furry community. The winner will receive a check for $1,000 and a certificate of recognition. The reward can be used at the winner's discretion, although we would not be surprised if it is used to attend a convention or buy something furry ... or perhaps some fun games and delicious noms.
Who is eligible for the award?
Anyone who is active in the furry community is eligible. There are also no age restrictions or restrictions of any kind, including nationality, race, religion, sex, gender, etc. ANYone in the furry community can be nominated.
Are you sure there are no restrictions?
There is one restriction. Papabear Grubbs (Kevin Hile), who runs this award, is not eligible for the award and cannot nominate anyone.
What qualifies someone to win this award?
The Good Furry Award is about community spirit. This is not an award for who is the best fursuiter or artist or writer. It is about furries who do good works to promote and sustain the fandom and who represent the best in furry. Examples might be a person who does extraordinary work as a furcon volunteer, or who runs a charity, or who has done a lot to help furries in need. I'm sure you understand the phrase "community spirit," so nominate people based on that concept.
What is the selection process?
Furries can nominate people they feel epitomize the furry spirit of acceptance, charity, and helpfulness. To nominate someone, complete the form below and click the submit button. You may nominate as many people as you wish. Nominations will close at the end of the year. After that time, several of the best submissions will be selected by Papabear Grubbs and posted on this websites. Furries will then be asked to vote for their favorite nominees. The voting will close at the end of May 2019, and the winner will be announced in June 2019.
Where is the money coming from for this award?
The money is being donated by me, Kevin Hile (Papabear Grubbs).
Why are you doing this?
It seems to me that every time something negative happens in the fandom, people focus on that too much to the point of giving the entire fandom a bad reputation. Rather than paying attention to the few furries who cause trouble, I would like us all to focus on furries who do good things and are good people. Let's give those furries some attention instead! The vast majority of furries are good people, and I want us all to start talking about them and thinking about them. My hope is to uplift this community. It's not so much about the final award (although that is important); it is about taking serious time to bring good furries to light.