Rotary Awards for 200708

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Rotary Awards for 2007-08

• By Ronald Farra, DS

Kaslik, January 20, 2008
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District Awards

• Rotary District 2450 Awards

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District Awards

• 1. Rotary District 2450 Awards
• Philosophy
• Purpose
• How to Submit
• Closing Dates
• Awards Committee
• Type of Awards, Recognition, Citation
• 2. Rotary International Awards

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District Awards

• Philosophy of District Awards

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Philosophy of District Awards

• In reviewing projects, special weighting will
  be given to those projects carried out by clubs
  of an innovative and outstanding nature.
• Consideration will be also given to the size of
  the club in judging points. Less prominence will
  be given to projects which should be considered
  to be part of the normal program of a Rotary
  club.
• A project may be either short or long term, but
  must have reached a stage in its development
  where its past and/or future value can already be
  demonstrated clearly.

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Philosophy of District Awards

• Clubs submitting a project for the competition
  can, in addition to a detailed report, submit up
  to four size A4 photographs of the project
  together with a one-paragraph (50 words)
  description for each photograph. These will be
  displayed at the District Conference.
• If in consideration of the Award Committee, no
  project is worthy of receiving the award, they
  shall so declared at the District Conference
  referred to above.

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District Awards

• Purpose of District Awards

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Purpose of District Awards

• The District Awards Program includes several
  areas of recognition to promote excellence in
  club service and contributions to the
  communities, which are served by the clubs both
  domestic and international.
• Each year, the District Governor will modify
  this program as dictated by the goals he/she
  expects to achieve. However, most of the program
  will continue from year to year.

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Purpose of District Awards

• This year, the primary change is based on the
  Club Leadership Plan in order to reduce the
  number of awards in the different categories in
  an effort to produce a simplified and more
  meaningful program when the recognition is made
  at the close of the District Conference.
• All clubs compete on an equal basis. Clubs will
  have an opportunity to win or be recognized
  relative to performance.

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Purpose of District Awards

• The levels of achievement are
• 1st Place (Gold Award),
• 2nd Place (Silver Award),
• 3rdPlace (Bronze Award).
• A Platinum Award could be awarded for the best
  higher achievement of Clubs.

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District Awards

• How to Submit for District Awards

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How to Submit for District Awards

• Entries must be submitted in each country to the
  
• Country Awards Committee
• by March 30
• who will review awards presented and choose the
  4 best in each category
• by April 10th
• then forward the best 4 to the Award Chairperson
  for a second review.

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How to Submit for District Awards

• The Awards Chairperson, with his committee,
  will review the 4 best in each category of all
  countries and will recommend to the District
  Governor the 4 best in each category for all
  countries of the district.
• The winner will be announced and the award
  presented at the District Conference.

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District Awards

• Closing Dates for District Awards

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Closing Dates for District Awards

• The closing dates for all award applications
  shall be 12 noon, March 30th each year.
• For award consideration, a Rotary year is to be
  considered from April 1st of the previous year
  till March 30th of the current year unless
  specified differently in the award rules.

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District 2450 Awards for 2007-08

• Rotary District 2450 Awards

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District Awards List

• Awards
• TRF Award
• Club Administration Award
• Service Projects Award
• Membership Development Award
• Public Relations Award
• Conference Attendance Award
• Image of Rotary Award
• Recognition
• Family of Rotary Recognition
• Citation
• District Governors Citation

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DISTRICT AWARDS The Rotary Foundation

• The Rotary Foundation Award

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DISTRICT AWARDS The Rotary Foundation

• Awarded to the club that has
• the most outstanding contribution to the program
  of
• The Rotary Foundation
• of Rotary International
• for the period of July 1st to March 31st.

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DISTRICT AWARDS Club Administration

• Club Administration Award

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DISTRICT AWARDS Club Administration

• Meetings
• Attendance
• Business Financial Operations
• District International Affairs

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DISTRICT AWARDS Service Projects

• Service Projects
• Award

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DISTRICT AWARDS Service Projects

• The following three Avenues of Service projects
  (Community, Vocational, and International)
  require the club to submit the paper work for
  these awards. Awards will be awarded for clubs
  having achieved highest rank.
• 1. Community Service
• A. Community Activities
• B. Youth and Young Adult Activities
• 2. Vocational Activities
• 3. International Activities

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DISTRICT AWARDS Membership Development

• Membership Development Award

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DISTRICT AWARDS Membership Development

• The three essential elements of membership
  growth are
• the recruitment of new members
• the retention of existing members
• the extension of Rotary through the formation of
  new clubs.
• These three elements are equally important, as
  illustrated by this simple membership equation
  New Members (recruitment) Retaining Members
  (retention) New Clubs (extension) Membership

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DISTRICT AWARDS Public Relations

• Public Relations Award

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DISTRICT AWARDS Public Relations

• This award recognizes Rotary clubs that have
  generated increased awareness and understanding
  of Rotary through
• outstanding media coverage
• or public relations efforts
• relating to a single club project, event or
  campaign that demonstrably improves
• Rotarys visibility and image
• within the community.

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DISTRICT AWARDS Conference Attendance

• Conference Attendance Award

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DISTRICT AWARDS Conference Attendance

• All Rotary clubs of D2450 attending the DC are
  participants.
• The contest covers the period of the DC.
• The Judging Committee will consist of the DS, the
  DC Secretary and the DC Registration Committee
  Chairperson.
• The award will be given to the club with the
  highest attendance at the Conference as
  percentage of the club members registered at RI.
• The Judging Committee will submit their selection
  to the DG.

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DISTRICT AWARDS Image of Rotary

• Image of Rotary
• Award

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DISTRICT AWARDS Image of Rotary

• The intent is to recognize Clubs that have been
  actively engaged in the new club Leadership Plan
  of Service during this Rotary year.
• Some questions just require a yes or no answer,
  a number, or perhaps both. To encourage
  participation, the criteria which under the old
  system had discouraged many Clubs from applying
  for an award have been eliminated.

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DISTRICT AWARDS The Family of Rotary

• The Family of Rotary
• Recognition

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DISTRICT AWARDS The Family of Rotary

• Friendship was the foundation on which Rotary
  service was built.
• Clubs are encouraged to care for fellow
  Rotarians and their families expand their Rotary
  family to more fully encompass youth involved in
  Rotary programs and other community service
  partners and extend membership opportunities to
  members of the family of Rotary.

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DISTRICT AWARDS The Family of Rotary

• Rotary clubs are encouraged to promote projects
  and activities to enhance every family of Rotary
  members experience.
• Every Rotarian is encouraged to celebrate
  December as Family Month.
• By boosting membership and participation in
  Rotary clubs, a healthy, global family of Rotary
  will help to ensure Rotarys continued presence
  as a vital instrument of service in the century
  ahead.
• This file is to be forwarded directly to the
  District Governors office by March 30.

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DISTRICT AWARDS The DGs Citation

• District Governors Citation

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DISTRICT AWARDS The DGs Citation

• Recognition for Clubs
• Membership 10 net increase
• Be eligible to Presidential Citation, plus one
  additional activity in four of the 6 following
  categories
• Membership
• Club Service
• Vocational Service
• Community Service
• International Service
• Youth

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District Awards

• District Awards Committee

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District Awards Committee

• Awards are administered by the District and
  presented in various ways.
• In some instances, the club is required to
  submit their paperwork for consideration. In
  other cases, the District collects the
  information to make the awards.
• Project file is to be presented (signed by the
  Club Committee Chair, the Club President and the
  Assistant District Governor) to the Country Award
  Chairperson.

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District Awards Committee

• Chairperson for District Awards PDG Hazem Finge
  
• Email hazemfnj_at_inco.com.lb
• Address P.O.Box 22, Tripoli, Lebanon
• Office 961 6-410-325
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District Awards Committee

• Bahrain and UAE
• PP Mazen Al Umran
• Email mazen42_at_batelco.com.bh
• Address P.O.Box 26062 Manama, Bahrain
• Office 973 1771-3873
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District Awards Committee

• Cyprus, Armenia and Georgia
• PP Christodoulos Achilleoudis
• Email achill_at_cytanet.com.cy
• Address P.O.Box 23868, Nicosia Cyprus
• Office 357 2233-5577
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District Awards Committee

• Egypt and Sudan
• PP Wagdy Messiha
• Email w.messiha_at_link.net
• Address 11 Kordahy Str, Roushdy - Alexandria,
  Egypt
• Office 20 3545-7996
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District Awards Committee

• Jordan
• PP Munther Naffa
• Email mnaffa_at_eagle.com.jo
• Address P.O.Box 851325 Amman 11185, Jordan
• Office 962 65690880

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District Awards Committee

• Lebanon
• PP Walid Richani
• Email wnrichani_at_gmail.com
• Address P.O.Box 113/5946 Lebanon
• Office 961 5-431-426

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• Rotary International Awards

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• Rotary International offers the following awards
  to recognize the efforts and contributions of
  Rotarians, Rotary clubs, and non-Rotarians.
• Eligible nominators may submit nominations
  according to each awards criteria and guidelines.

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• Four Avenues of Service Citation (for Rotarians)
• Nominators Club presidents
• Deadline Ongoing

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• RI Serviced Above Self Award (for Rotarians)
• Nominators District governors, immediate past
  governors, RI directors, past RI directors
• Deadline 1 September

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• RI Public Relations Grants (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadline 1 October

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• External Relations Best Cooperative Projects
  Award (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadlines 15 March, clubs submit applications to
  district governor 15 April, district governor
  submit up to five nominations to RI

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• Significant Achievement Award (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadline 15 March

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• Presidential Citation (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadline 15 April

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• RI Recognition of Membership Development
  Initiatives (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadline 15 April, club submit applications to
  district governor 15 May, district governor
  submits one initiative to RI

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• RI Membership Development and Extension Award
  (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadline 15 May, clubs submit applications to
  district governor

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• RI Public Relations Award (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadline 15 May

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• Recognition for Smaller Club Membership Growth
  (for clubs)
• Nominators District governors
• Deadline 15 May-30 June, district governor
  reports qualifying clubs to RI

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RI Awards for 2007-08

• Find more information and nomination forms at
  www.rotary.org/program/awards.
• Questions can be directed to RI staff (phone
  847-866-4494 fax [phone] e-mail
  riawards_at_rotary.org).

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Rotary Awards

• Thank you