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RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE SELECTION OF NAVY'S NOMINEE, LEEK 
HUNTING AND MOUNTAIN PRESERVE, AS THE 2012 WINNER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE ZACHARY AND ELIZABETH FISHER DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN HUMANITARIAN 
AWARD AS SELECTED BY A MULTI-SERVICE COMMITTEE.
THE LEEK HUNTING AND MOUNTAIN PRESERVE, LOCATED IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA, IS 
A NON-PROFIT, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAS 
CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SERVICE 
MEMBERS; BY PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR WOUNDED AND INJURED MEMBERS TO RE-
ENGAGE WITH THERAPEUTIC OUTDOOR(HUNTING/FISHING) RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND 
ACTIVITIES, RE-ESTABLISH THEIR CONFIDENCE, FELLOWSHIP AND ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE 
WITH OTHER INJURED MEMBERS, RECEIVE COUNSELING, AND TIME FOR SPIRITUAL 
REFLECTION.

2.  THE LEEK HUNTING AND MOUNTAIN PRESERVE WAS NOMINATED BY REAR ADMIRAL 
JOSEPH P. MULLOY, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FOR BUDGET.

3.  THE LEEK HUNTING AND MOUNTAIN PRESERVE FOUNDERS WILL BE HONORED AND 
PRESENTED THE CALENDAR YEAR 2012 ZACHARY AND ELIZABETH FISHER DISTINGUISHED 
CIVILIAN HUMANITARIAN AWARD DURING A CEREMONY AT THE PENTAGON.

4.  THE ZACHARY AND ELIZABETH FISHER DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN HUMANITARIAN 
AWARD PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1996 BY THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS IN HONOR OF 
ZACHARY AND ELIZABETH FISHER.  THE AWARD RECOGNIZES AND HONORS A PRIVATE 
SECTOR INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL 
PATRIOTISM AND HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
THEIR FAMILIES.

5.  POINT OF CONTACT IS MS. MILLIE KING, OPNAV N17D, AT
(703) 604-5049/DSN 664 OR VIA E-MAIL AT millie.king@navy.mil.

6.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL W. F. MORAN, N1.//
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