Golden Candy Cane Awards

About the Awards

Established in 2020 as a memorial to Jaster "Candy Cane" Winterboune, the "Golden Candy Cane" awards are issued very liberally to those elves (and humans) who have conducted themselves above and beyond their "normal" daily achievements. All inductees must be submitted to the Department of Elfland Security's Office of Elf Affairs to be reviewed for the determination of the award. This award can be issued multiple times during the year and an individual can receive the award more than once in a given year.

Submitting a Potential Candidate

Submissions can be made at anytime by submitting the candidate information through the department's Contact Us page. Please send the submission to "The Department of Elfland Security" and include the candidate's name and why they should be considered for the award. A "secret" committee will meet and review the information and vote on if the candidate should receive the award.

Submit a Candidate

Previous Golden Candy Cane Award Recipients

Year Awarded	Recipient	Reason
2020	"Twinkle" McJingles Hinklemyer	Twinkle McJingle was responsible for organizing a group of elfves to go to the lower 48 in person and provide some instructional videos on how kids can make crafts at home with orginary household items. During the COVID lock down it was difficult for kids to get out for holiday events and this oppportunity brought Chrstimas to them virtually. The program was such a success that it has been decided to continue on each year.
2020	Caroline "Snowflake" Myerscough	Again, part of the team with Twinkle, Snowflake created two videos showing kids how to create paper snowflakes and salt dough decorations. These videos are now part of the deaprtment's archives and will be shared form year-to-year.
2020	Janine "Peppermint" Scarbough	Perppermint was part of the team with Twinkle in creating the educational videos for the lower 48. She produced three different how-to videos that were part of the program including how to make a 3D snowflake and sharing the invention of the Santa spotter 9000 from the research and development department.
2020	Crystal "Snowdust" Yeardley	Stopping on her way home from a double shift at work to help with a spilled coal truck. Crystal spent hours on the accident site not only helping to clean up the spill, but also was able to get a hold of all of the driver's family to let them know that he was alright. She then later on, brought dinner over to the families house. Crystal is a worker at the syrup factory and went almost 64 hours without sleep. The family submitted her name for consideration.
2020	Susie "Gingerbread" Yeardley	Gingerbread was a part of Twinkle's team as well and shared a great idea on how to create a pop-tart house in a video for kids. It was an interesting project and her video has been archived with the department as well.

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	Department Website Department of Elfland Security Website
	About the Department Detailed information about the department and our involvement with The Assembly of Legendary Figures.
	Elf Workers Union Handbook Get your own copy of the Elf Workers Union Handbook.
	Department Frequently Asked Questions Frequently asked question to the Department of Elfland Security from children all over the world and workers at North Pole City.
	Golden Candy Cane Awards Information about the Golden Candy Cane Awards and how to submit a candidate.
The Department's Divisions
	Office of Elf Affairs The Office of Elf Affairs acts as a liaison between the elf workers union and the office of human resources.
	Flight Command Division The Division of Flight Command is responsible for coordinating all of the flights to and from Santaâ€™s Village at the North Pole.
	Division of History and Research The Division of History and Research is responsible for researching and documenting the history of all of the legendary figures and the elf nation.
	Forestry Division The Division of Forestry is responsible for all agriculture at North Pole City.
	Gift Wrap and Decoration Division The division of Gift Wrap and Decoration is responsible for all designs and production of the gift wrap used at Santa's Village.
	Office of Naughty or Nice List This department is responsible compiling the naughty and nice database so that it is ready for Santa's second approval.
	Post Office As you can imagine, Santa's village receives millions of postal letters each day and the Post Office Division is the center of all of these communications.
	Division of Research and Development The Division of Research and Development is responsible for all of the technology advances at North Pole City and within Santa's Village.
	Mrs. Claus' Kitchen This division is responsible for the serving food to all of the elf workings within Santa's Village.
	Division of Tailor and Seamstress This division is responsible for designing and manufacturing the clothing for all of the elves at North Pole City and Santa\'s Village
	Santa's Workshop This division of Santa's Village is responsible for the creation and assembly of all of the gifts that Santa's delivers on Christmas Eve.
	Security and Investigation Division The Security and Investigation Division also known as the Security Detail is responsible for all of the Security Detail is responsible for the guarded security of all of the members of the Assembly of Legendary Figures.
	Santa's Reindeer Stables Santa's Reindeer Stables elves are responsible for the care of Santa's reindeer and sleighs. They keep the team and fleet in top flying condition at all times.
	Landing and Preparation Team The Department of Elfland Security's Landing and Preparation Team is the group of elves that are deployed ahead of Santa Claus to make sure that all is well before Santa lands to make his deliveries or visit.
	WWW/PR Office The office responsible for website updates and public relations.
Child Safety
	A Child Saftety Guide For Parents Child safety is one of the most vital issues to consider during child rearing. This site is full of useful information for child safety.
	McGruff.org McGruff the Crime Dog and pal, Scruff, bring ideas about kids staying safe through safety puzzles, games, and coloring pages.
	iKeepSafe.org Information about on-line child safety.
Department Resources
	WorldOMeter.info Provides live statistics of vairous items all over the world.
Pinterest Boards
	Elves Caught A Pinterest Board showing "Scout" Elves Caught from around the world.
	Elves at Work A Pinterest Board of Elves at Work