Public Service Recognition Week was created in 1985 as a way to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees and help ensure that the United States government is the best in the world.

Government employees provide essential services and benefits including disease prevention, public safety and security, education, transportation, veterans’ care and more. In an effort to increase awareness of their importance in a light-hearted yet thought-provoking way, we are issuing a national challenge, asking filmmakers from all walks of life to create a short video depicting the value of government employees and/or what our nation would look like without them.

Contestants will be required to post their video entries on Vimeo and will be encouraged to have their family and friends vote for their video. We will award prizes to two contestants—one overall winner to be selected by the Partnership for Public Service and its sponsors and one to the entry with the most number of “likes” on Vimeo, who will receive a people’s choice award.

The submission deadline is April 17 at Midnight EST. Visit the forum to see the complete Assignment Summary and Contest Guidelines. Public Service Recognition Week Video Contest