Purpose

• To openly honor an AMTA member
  
  
• To openly honor volunteer work, primarily massage, done in the larger or extended community

History

• Award established as Humanitarian Award in 1996 and redesigned as Others First Award in 2023

• Award is selected and is not announced publically until time of presentation

• There may be more than one (1) recipient in a given year

• Recipient names will be kept on the award recipient archive page on the AMTA National website

   

Qualifications

• Recipient is an active AMTA member for at least one (1) year in good standing
  
  
• Volunteer work, which primarily includes massage provided in the larger community, including but not limited to: charity, faith based groups, relief efforts, working with children, disabled, needy, sick, homeless, elderly, community outreach to populations for who massage is otherwise difficult to obtain
  
  
• Recipient shall not have received this award in the previous year
  
  
• Recommended by the Awards Committee
  
  
• Approved by the Executive Committee and/or National Board of Directors

Nominator Information

Nominee Information

Please note: the more detail you can include the better

Submissions must be completed by April 15, 2026