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| name = Grand Alliance Campaign Medal (GACM)
| name = Grand Alliance Campaign Medal (GACM)
| auth = {{fla}}
| auth = Chair of the Steering Committee
| freq = Once per year; 10 awards maximum (see below)
| freq = Once per year; 10 awards maximum (see below)
| branches = {{AllBranches}}
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The [[Grand Alliance Campaign Medal]] is awarded to qualifying [[Grand Alliance]] personnel.
==TRMN Information==
==TRMN Information==
Participation with the TRMN’s Official Charity on an Annual Basis. Participation will be defined as follows:
Participation with the TRMN’s Official Charity on an Annual Basis. Participation will be defined as follows:
* Organizing a Charity event to benefit TRMN’s Official Charity, [http://bigcatrescue.org/ Big Cat Rescue]
* Organizing a Charity event to benefit TRMN’s Official Charity, [https://www.turpentinecreek.org/]
* Working at a Charity event organized to benefit TRMN’s Official Charity, Big Cat Rescue;
* Working at a Charity event organized to benefit TRMN’s Official Charity, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge;
* Working at a TRMN Booth at a Convention, for at least four hours, where you assist with the Raffle for TRMN’s Official Charity Big Cat Rescue;
* Working at a TRMN Booth at a Convention, for at least four hours, where you assist with the Raffle for TRMN’s Official Charity Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge;
* Donating time, at least two hours, to help cover a Big Cat Rescue table at an event where they are present;
* Donating time, at least two hours, to help cover a Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge table at an event where they are present;
* Donating time, at least 12 hours total, to help at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida, USA;
* Donating time, at least 12 hours total, to help at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA;
* Donating equipment to Big Cat Rescue of at least $300 value;
* Donating equipment to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge of at least $300 value;
* Donating, via TRMN’s website, at least $300 to Big Cat Rescue (this will be cumulative per year).
* Donating at least $300 to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (this will be cumulative per year).
* Donations accumulated by Amazon Smile to Big Cat Rescue totaling at least $300;
* Donating at least twice any of the above listed criteria to a local charity (a registered non-profit organization (excluding churches), or international NGO, such as UNICEF.  GoFundMe is not approved unless it is raising funds for one of the above, and then proof of the donation must be provided.)
* Donating at least twice any of the above listed criteria to a local charity (a registered non-profit organization (excluding churches), or international NGO, such as UNICEF.  GoFundMe is not approved unless it is raising funds for one of the above, and then proof of the donation must be provided.)


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Application information can be found [https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=490&t=10220 here].
Application information can be found [https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=490&t=10220 here].
 
[[File:Grand alliance campaign medal (medal).png|left|Grand Alliance Campaign Medal]]
==Clarification==
==Clarification==
* The {{fla}} clarified the types of qualifying charities and fundraisers in the 2020 Q2 Questions for the Prime Minister from the [[House of Commons]]<ref name="PMQ2020Q2-01">[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?p=36023#p36023 "Definition of Local Charities"] from the [https://forums.trmn.org TRMN Forums] (login required)</ref>:
* The {{fla}} clarified the types of qualifying charities and fundraisers in the 2020 Q2 Questions for the Prime Minister from the [[House of Commons]]<ref name="PMQ2020Q2-01">[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?p=36023#p36023 "Definition of Local Charities"] from the [https://forums.trmn.org TRMN Forums] (login required)</ref>:
*** Q: What counts as a local charity for the purposes of the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal?
** Q: What counts as a local charity for the purposes of the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal?
*** A: Aside from Big Cat Rescue, any Registered non-profit organization (excluding churches), or international NGO, such as UNICEF.  GoFundMe is not approved unless it is raising funds for one of the above, and then proof of the donation must be provided.
** A: Aside from Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, any Registered non-profit organization (excluding churches), or international NGO, such as UNICEF.  GoFundMe is not approved unless it is raising funds for one of the above, and then proof of the donation must be provided.
 
* The {{fla}} clarified Facebook fundraisers in the 2023 Q1 Questions for the Prime Minister from the [[House of Lords]][https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=18964&p=46401#p46401]
** Q: Do Facebook fundraisers count towards the GACM? Do they count as "organizing an event"? Or only if enough money is raised to qualify based on fundraising?
** A: Facebook fundraisers are a unique instance that help charities and have a great reach, but they do not act like normal charities under the GACM and have the following clarifications.  Facebook fundraisers do not count towards the qualification of organizing an event under the GACM award. Facebook fundraisers can be granted towards the organizer for the amount they are donating towards a charity as if it were a single donation. In these cases, the same amounts are required as per personal donations for GACM and respective charities.
 
 
==Recipients of the GACM==
Please click [[Members Awarded the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal | HERE]] to view a curated list of all those awarded the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal.<br><br>This list is updated following each quarterly award announcement.
 
 
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 5 April 2024

TRMN MEDAL
Grand Alliance Campaign Medal (GACM)
Grand alliance campaign medal (ribbon).png
Authority: Chair of the Steering Committee
Frequency: Once per year; 10 awards maximum (see below)
Branches: RMN, RMMC, RMA, GSN, IAN, RHN, Civilian

The Grand Alliance Campaign Medal is awarded to qualifying Grand Alliance personnel.

TRMN Information

Participation with the TRMN’s Official Charity on an Annual Basis. Participation will be defined as follows:

  • Organizing a Charity event to benefit TRMN’s Official Charity, [1]
  • Working at a Charity event organized to benefit TRMN’s Official Charity, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge;
  • Working at a TRMN Booth at a Convention, for at least four hours, where you assist with the Raffle for TRMN’s Official Charity Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge;
  • Donating time, at least two hours, to help cover a Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge table at an event where they are present;
  • Donating time, at least 12 hours total, to help at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA;
  • Donating equipment to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge of at least $300 value;
  • Donating at least $300 to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (this will be cumulative per year).
  • Donating at least twice any of the above listed criteria to a local charity (a registered non-profit organization (excluding churches), or international NGO, such as UNICEF. GoFundMe is not approved unless it is raising funds for one of the above, and then proof of the donation must be provided.)

For the purposes of this award, a year is defined as being from 01-JAN to 31-DEC, and this award will be issued by the Second Quarter of the following year.[1]

Application information can be found here.

Grand Alliance Campaign Medal

Clarification

  • The First Lord of the Admiralty clarified the types of qualifying charities and fundraisers in the 2020 Q2 Questions for the Prime Minister from the House of Commons[2]:
    • Q: What counts as a local charity for the purposes of the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal?
    • A: Aside from Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, any Registered non-profit organization (excluding churches), or international NGO, such as UNICEF. GoFundMe is not approved unless it is raising funds for one of the above, and then proof of the donation must be provided.
  • The First Lord of the Admiralty clarified Facebook fundraisers in the 2023 Q1 Questions for the Prime Minister from the House of Lords[2]
    • Q: Do Facebook fundraisers count towards the GACM? Do they count as "organizing an event"? Or only if enough money is raised to qualify based on fundraising?
    • A: Facebook fundraisers are a unique instance that help charities and have a great reach, but they do not act like normal charities under the GACM and have the following clarifications. Facebook fundraisers do not count towards the qualification of organizing an event under the GACM award. Facebook fundraisers can be granted towards the organizer for the amount they are donating towards a charity as if it were a single donation. In these cases, the same amounts are required as per personal donations for GACM and respective charities.


Recipients of the GACM

Please click HERE to view a curated list of all those awarded the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal.

This list is updated following each quarterly award announcement.


References

  1. ↑ TRMN Bureau of Personnel Awards Manual 2017 Edition
  2. ↑ "Definition of Local Charities" from the TRMN Forums (login required)



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