District 6780 - Administration Committees - Awards and Recognition (RI and District)

Within our district are many worthwhile service projects that have benefited thousands of people during the year. Hundreds of Rotarians have been involved, both here and abroad. The District Awards Committee will present Lacy-Bomar Awards of Excellence, which honor Past Rotary International President James L. Lacy of the Rotary Club of Cookeville and memorialize Past Rotary International President James L. Bomar, Jr. of the Rotary Club of Shelbyville.

Plaques for first, second, and third place will go to clubs for excellence of projects in each of the following Avenues of Service: Vocational, Community, and International.
Fundraising Projects are not considered under Community Service Projects. If your club has initiated a new, unique fundraiser, or has an unusually successful fundraiser, you may submit that project for consideration in the special category of Fundraising. Awards under this category are given at the discretion of the committee each year. There may not be awards given under this category every year.
The District Awards of Excellence Committee also plans to award first, second, and third place plaques for both printed club bulletins and for electronic club bulletins. Clubs are encouraged to send or bring as many copies of paper bulletins as possible to the district conference, whether they are entered in the competition or not, to share with other clubs. One of the most interesting aspects of the awards this past year was the sharing of ideas for Rotary Club Bulletins. Clarification: for the purposes of awards, the definition of an “electronic” bulletin is one that is not merely an attachment to an e-mail. Rather an electronic bulletin is one that is delivered in finished form to a recipient’s inbox. A bulletin that is a Word, Acrobat or other format document that is attached to an e-mail is considered a print bulletin.)
The Awards Committee may make other awards for projects of unusual or special merit.

The award winners and all other entries will be displayed at the Rotary District Conference, April 16 – 17, 2010, to be held in Chattanooga. Any and all extra bulletins are encouraged to be displayed for other clubs to pick up and take back to their respective clubs for ideas and inspirations. This has proven to be quite a popular idea.

Each club is encouraged to submit entries in each award category. Submitting a project for award consideration is a great way to recognize all the Rotarians who give of their time and resources to make these projects happen to better the lives of others. It is also a great way to share project ideas, and let other clubs know what your club has done during this Rotary year. The district goal is to have 19 projects submitted to the District Awards of Excellence Committee for consideration of an award.

Deadline to qualify your entries for consideration:

POSTMARKED by Monday, March 15, 2010

(Note: this is an earlier date than published in the 2010 District Directory)