Awards and Recognitions Committee AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS 2008-09
Deadline - All nominations due March 31 unless otherwise noted in “To Nominate” or “Selection” column.
Club Size - Shall be based on membership figures in the January 2009 Semi-Annual Report.
Forms - Where special nomination forms are required, they are located by clicking on the award title in the Awards/Recognition box. This takes you to the RI web-site.
Submission Procedure - Send nominations to individual designated in “Selection” column.
RI Awards Rotary Foundation Awards D5110 Awards Club Awards
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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AWARDS | ||||
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Award/Recognition |
Eligible |
To Nominate |
Selection |
Presentation |
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1 Rotarian per club who served all four areas of service |
Club President, Committee or Board of Directors. Criteria spelled out in Nominating form. Accepted on a rolling basis during year. |
Send nomination to RI per instructions on form; copy to District Governor & Awards Chair |
Certificate is sent to Club President. | |
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1 Club per District |
External media campaign must take place during the 12 months before March 15. It's to be one single club campaign for one single project. Deadline March 30. |
Criteria is spelled out in Nominating Form. Send to District Public Image Committee Chair. Selection committee forwards one to DG. Nominations must be received at RI by May 15. |
District Conference | |
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1 Club per District - must be a single club project. |
Must be a current active project or be reaching a conclusion that addresses community need. Criteria spelled out in Nominating Form. |
Send nomination to District Community Service Chair. Selection Committee sends not more than 5 to DG by March 1 for final selection of one. DG forwards to RI by March 15. |
District Conference | |
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Any Rotarian - Rotary’s highest honor for individual Rotarian |
Nominations are restricted to District Governor, Immediate Past District Governor, current RI Director and past RI Director. |
Criteria are spelled out in Nominating Form. Nominations are sent direct to RI by Sept. 1st per Nominating Form. |
District Governor discretion | |
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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION AWARDS | ||||
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Award/Recognition |
Eligible |
To Nominate |
Selection |
Presentation |
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Rotarian actively involved with TRF programs and the recipient of the Citation for Meritorious Service at least 4 years prior. |
Either the nominator or endorser must be from outside the District. |
Send direct to TRF who makes the selection. Deadline: November 15. |
District Governor discretion | |
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Rotarian actively involved with TRF programs. |
Send recommendation to DG or Chair, Awards/Recognition Committee. |
By District Governor, limited to 20 per year. |
District Governor discretion | |
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An active personal (non-financial) contributor to the eradication of polio. Service since November 1, 1992 is considered. |
Complete Nomination form. |
Criteria spelled out on Nomination Form. Send direct to TRF with copy to DG. Deadline November 1 |
District Governor discretion | |
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Rotarian actively involved with TRF programs for more than one year. |
Nominator must complete nomination form and receive concurrence and signature of District Governor. |
Send direct to TRF who makes selection. Nomination ongoing from July 1 but final Deadline May 15. |
District Governor discretion | |
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Must be a former Foundation Program participant at least 10 years prior. Not limited to Rotarians. International Service required. |
One nominee per district. Nominations restricted to past Trustees, DGs, Alumni, Subcommittee Chair, RF Alumni Coordinators and RRFC. |
Complete Nomination Form (2008-09 brochure available); Send to PDG Hal Kibby by Nov 10. Be endorsed by DG and send to RRFC. RRFC Deadline December 31. |
RRFC Discretion | |
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DISTRICT 5110 AWARDS | ||||
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Award/Recognition |
Eligible |
To Nominate |
Selection |
Presentation |
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Every club |
Follow requirements in Presidential Citation brochure. Meet membership & Service project requirement plus five other activities from listings. |
Club President sends completed nomination form to District Governor by March 31,2009. DG forwards qualified nominees to RI by April 15, 2009. |
District Conference | |
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Attendance Awards Recognition |
Every club |
Not required. All clubs with 85% or better attendance through March 31, 2009 will receive a Recognition Certificate. |
Secretary will provide District Governor with list of eligible clubs based on March 2009 attendance report. |
District Conference |
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Club Bulletin Award |
All clubs Two membership categories: 50 and under 51 and over |
Send 7 representative samples of club bulletins from July 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009. |
Send District Recognitions Chair. PI Committee judges and reports results to District Secretary by April 15. 50 and under, 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 51 and over, 1st, 2nd, 3rd. |
District Conference |
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All clubs |
Club must accomplish at least two literacy activities during the year. |
Complete the Application and submit
to the Literacy committee
per the instructions |
District Conference | |
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Public Relations Award “A Rotary awareness program directed to a non-Rotary audience” |
All clubs. Public relations campaign directed to a non-Rotary audience. Membership categories 50 and under, 51 and over. |
Send one page description of your project and/or actual example. Deadline: March 31. |
Send to District Public Image Committee to judge and report results to District
Secretary by April 15. |
District Conference |
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Outstanding Community Service Project Projects accomplished which directly benefit the local community in which the club is located. |
All clubs. Two membership categories, 50 and under, 51 and over. |
Describe project details in one/two pages, benefits to local community, effectiveness, short-term/long-term duration. May be supported with other descriptive materials. Total package not to exceed 5 pages. |
Send to Chair, Community Service Committee by March 31. Community Service Committee to judge and report results to District Secretary by April 15. 50 & under, 1st 2nd 3rd; 51 & over 1st, 2nd, 3rd. |
District Conference |
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Outstanding World Community Service Project |
All clubs. Two membership categories, 50 and under, 51 and over. |
Describe project details in one/two pages, benefits to recipients, effectiveness, short-term/long-term duration, etc. May be supported with other descriptive materials; total package not to exceed 5 pages. |
Send to Chair, World Community Service Committee by March 31. WCS Committee to judge and report results to District Secretary by April 15. 50 & under 1st 2nd 3rd 51 & over 1st 2nd 3rd. |
District Conference |
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Outstanding Club Project Display at District Conference |
All clubs |
Develop a visual display (poster style) of club projects and activities not to exceed 48 x 48 inch area. |
Deliver to designated site at District Conference. |
District Conference |
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Rotarian of the Year Awarded to a Rotarian who by personal participation and actions exemplifies the ideals of Rotary |
All Rotarians |
Club Presidents, AG’s, Awards/Recognition Committee make recommendations to Chair, Awards/Recognition Committee by March 31. Written justification not to exceed one page. |
Awards and Recognition Committee reviews and provides District Governor with recommendations by April 15. District Governor makes final selection. |
District Conference |
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Outstanding Club of the Year |
All clubs. Two membership categories, 50 and under 51 and over. |
Club must receive Presidential Citation and complete items below. Club’s President or Secretary to certify completion of qualifications by March 31. |
Send to Awards and Recognition Chair. Selection Committee to review and report recommendations to District Governor by April 15. District Governor makes final selection. |
District Conference |
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1. Achieve a net membership increase of at least 5% by March 31, using the July 2008 Semi-Annual Report as the baseline. 2. Carry out at least one project meeting the “Make Dreams Real Theme” --- water management, literacy, health and hunger, or Family of Rotary. 3. Under 50 clubs: 2 new benefactors; over 50 clubs, 4 new benefactors. 4. Club must have 100% of member participation and achieve a minimum of $150/capita in unrestricted annual giving. | ||||
DISTRICT GOVERNOR DISCRETIONARY AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
At his/her discretion, the District Governor may recognize selected individuals or clubs for “Service Above Self”. Examples might include:
- Outstanding District Committee Chairs
- Retiring Committee Chairs
- Retiring Assistant Governors
- District Officers
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE GROUP AWARDS
Some RI resource groups will establish criteria to recognize outstanding participation in their respective activity area. One example is the Literacy Resource Group where both Zone 23 and District certificates are provided.
Coordination is done by the specific district activity chair appointed by the District Governor.
- To Nominate
- done by District Activity Chair and Zone 23 Coordinator.
- Selection
- Obtain concurrence of District Governor.
- Presentation
- District Conference or at DG’s discretion.
CLUB AWARDS
Clubs are encouraged to:
- Recognize outstanding participation by a club member, such as Rotarian of the Year/Quarter, Outstanding Rotary Family
- Recognize community members for excellence in their vocations, for example: outstanding teacher, outstanding law enforcement person, outstanding community citizen or business, student of the month/quarter/year
We tend to recognize Rotarians for their Rotary service. How about recognizing Rotarians for their civic activities and leadership?
Awards/Recognition Directory
District Governor District Secretary |
District Public Image Committee Chair District Community Service Committee Chair |
Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator (RRFC)
PDG John Rasmussen 16524 9th Place NW Seattle, WA 98177 Tel: 206-546-9240 E-mail: jrasmussen@seanet.com
District Awards and Recognition Committee Chair
Mitch Allen
District World Community Service Committee Chair
PDG Walt Schloer
This WCM/Awards and Recognition/Awards form is also available as a Word document.
