Alabama Sports Festival Ambassador Program

What is ASF Foundation Student Ambassador Program?
The Alabama Sports Festival (ASF) Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1982, serves as a statewide mentoring organization for teaching our youth the importance of academics, healthy lifestyles and good citizenship skills. In 2001 the ASF Foundation established the Alabama Student Ambassador program. Because of its enormous success and the potential for greater student growth, the ASF Foundation is expanding the ASF Foundation Student Ambassador program to better reflect all the programs of the ASF Foundation. The program presents a rare opportunity for high school students to further develop their good citizenship skills development in the following areas:
Personal Growth/Development, Team Work, Leadership Networking, Community Involvement, Public Relations, Real World Experiences, Time Management, Responsibility, Public Speaking, Confidence Building, Event Planning, Communications, Marketing.
What are the Student Ambassador duties?
The ASF Foundation Student Ambassador will be responsible for helping promote the ASF Foundation's programs. This school year special emphasis will be placed on our "No Texting and Driving" statewide campaign. The Student Ambassador will be an ASF Foundation spokesperson distributing program material such as "No Texting and Driving" within their school and community, speaking on television and radio about the programs or taking press releases to the local media. Along with promoting the ASF Foundation, the Student Ambassadors will serve as ASF Foundation representatives at events taking place in their community and possibly attending the ASF Foundation State Games June 21-23, 2013, in Birmingham.
Who is Eligible to be a Student Ambassador?
Alabama's High School students, grades 11-12, who have time and a passion for excelling in the public arena and who enjoy being a part of a program seeking positive community relations. Each applicant should display strong academics, leadership and communication skills amongst their peers.
How long is the term of office?
The term of office begins in January 2013 and concludes at the end of the school year in May.
How will the Student Ambassador be selected?
Eligible participants should turn in the application form to the school Principal by Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Please see the counselor for a copy of the application. The principal will forward all applications to the school selection committee defined above. The selection committee will select one male and one female student to represent their school as the ASF Student Ambassador. The committee must submit the selected applicants to the ASF Foundation office by phone or email to dean.kelly@alagames.com by Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Selected applicants will be contacted by their school selection committee in order to select one male and one female ASF Foundation Student Ambassador to represent their school.
For more information visit the Student Ambassador section at www.asffoundation.org or call 800.467.0422 and ask to speak with Dean Kelly or Tommy Kennedy.
What about Scholarships?
The ASF Foundation has awarded $243,670 in scholarships. Twenty Student Ambassadors will be awarded a $500 scholarship based on the overall performance of each Student Ambassador. The Student Ambassador scholarship recipients will be announced no later than Friday, May 10, 2013.
Along with gaining invaluable experience working alongside the ASF Foundation during parts of the school year, the selected Student Ambassador may be eligible to be awarded an ASF Foundation college scholarship. During the 2011/12 school year twenty ASF Foundation Student Ambassadors recieved college scholarships. The Student Ambassador academic scholarship winners are listed on our website, asffoundation.org/programs/academic scholarships.