Here are the requirements to send nominations for the “European Large Family of the Year 2025” Award
The awardee must be a large family whose life and activities are exemplary, showing up values in society. Proposals for awardees may be submitted by member organizations of ELFAC, one proposal by a member organization. Like in the past years, there will be no financial reward for the winning family.
You can see the awardees from past years here. The winner of the European Large Family of the year 2024 Award was the Mimler family, a family of 10 from Romania. On the property of the family, in a fairy tale like environment, in the middle of a mountain forest with clear springs, they started the work for a natural park and an environment for youth camps.
Requirements for the proposal
The proposed family must be a large family (with three or more children), with no further restriction on the number of children or on their age (in particular, the children need not be of minor age), nor on the activities of the family.
The proposal shall be one page long, containing the names and the ages of the family members, and a description of why this family is proposed for the award. A photo of the family must also be attached, together with a written consent of the family that their photo may be placed on the website of and maybe printed on leaflets of ELFAC and its member organizations.
The deadline to receive nominations has been extended until Monday 22 December 2025.
Applications should be sent by associations members to info@elfac.org.