Lieutenant Ryan Schubert, PicPads’ MVP Father of 2010
July 19th, 2010What could be cuter than a picture of a very happy father holding his new baby in his arms? Nothing. And the world agrees as Army Ranger Lieutenant Ryan Schubert was chosen as the winner of its PicPad’s MVP Father of 2010, chosen by public vote from five finalists.
Ryan was nominated by his mother Maggie Garcia-Schubert of Miami, FL for PicPad’s MVP Father of 2010. Along with a photo of the smiling dad with one-month old Catharine, nick-named “Catie”, Ryan’s proud mother submitted the following description:
Ryan Schubert, Army Ranger deployed to Afghanistan just after becoming a dad for the first time not only participated in the birth, but arranged for someone to always be with Mommy, kept house, changed diapers and watched the baby while Mommy rested- all while readying his platoon to deploy.
When PicPads contacted Maggie to let her know that her son had been voted MVP Father of 2010, she exclaimed “THAT IS WONDERFUL!! I’m going to send my son Ryan an email right away. As you know, he’s in Afghanistan and missing his new baby and wife like crazy. I know this MVP Father of 2010 title will list his spirits a lot! Thanks so much!”
In honor of all the great fathers, PicPads founder Laura Eiman created this special award as a way to “show appreciation for the big and the little things dads do everyday.” Nominations were open to the public by simply submitting a photo along with a description of why this particular dad was an MVP. Five finalists were chosen by an expert panel; judging was based on the photo and the reason as to why this particular father inspired the nomination. The winner was then decided by public vote on picpads.com. Photos and descriptions of the winning MVP Father of 2010 and the other four finalists can be found on http://picpads.com/photocontest.php.
Maggie Garcia-Schubert, for nominating the winning father, receives a $50 PicPads Gift Certificate. The nominators for all five Finalists receive a set of color PicPads featuring the submitted photo.