Rotary District 7610 Ry 2017-2018 Public Image Award Application

ROTARY DISTRICT 7610 RY 2017-2018 PUBLIC IMAGE AWARD APPLICATION

Club Name: ______

Date: ______

Person completing this form: ______

Contact number______Email: ______

Since RY 2016/2017, Rotary Clubs have been able to qualify for a Rotary District 7610 PI Award, and Rotary Zone 33 PI Award. Hence, the PI Award can be a two-step process. The District PIA Award covers club activities between July 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018 (the last day by which the form may be submitted). The Zone 33 PI Award will cover club activities between July 1, 2017 and June 31, 2018 and have its own application and early August submission date. District PI Chair, Jim Holcombe will make these available only to clubs that successfully submitted for District PI Award.

Further, several goals included in the District PI Award (as with all District Avenues of Service Awards) are also required of clubs in qualifying for the District Governor’s Award, as well as Rotary International Club Citation.

The following requirements and additional activities options are a combination of both District and Zone 33 requirements. In this way clubs submitting the form have the scale and scope of activities that may qualify them for both.

Please use the District forms provided for your club-submissions. Be sure to briefly describe each activity and also include date of event, number of members and others that participated for what number of hours and financial investment the club and/or members made. This is the same level of event details as required in club submissions for Award of Excellence. Please remember that District and/or RI Foundation data recordings will verify the information for most of these questions. Then please total your club points at the end of the form. Please follow all submission procedures and instructions. No late submissions will be accepted.

Clubs electing to qualify for Zone 33 PI Award, and/or RI Club, Rotaract and/or Interact Citations must be sure to record all their listed activities in the Club Central section of MyRotary, including posting special events to the Showcase.

2017-18 DISTRICT 7610 PI AWARD CRITERIA:

REQUIRED ACTIVITIES: (Must accomplished all three to qualify)

 Appoint a specific Rotarian in your Club to be in charge of PI. They must be recorded and reported to and should communicate with the Area District PI-Membership Advisor, periodically, and/or when contacted. 5 points

 Update club brochure using resources from Rotary’s Brand Central or your own comparable and compatible format. 5 point  Report to and post with District your club’s special community event. 5 points ROTARY DISTRICT 7610 RY 2017-2018 PUBLIC IMAGE AWARD APPLICATION

Required to have accomplished FIVE from the following activities:

 Establish a Club PI Organizational Chart (based off of D7610 criteria). 5 points  Have a table display and presentation at the District Conference House of Friendship. 5 points  Submit at least one story to the District OR Foundation newsletter OR to a non-Rotary media source. 3 points for one, and *one extra point for each additional.

 Confirm that a Rotarian in your club has been interviewed or quoted by a Rotary OR non-Rotary media source (e.g. TV Times,

blog, newspaper, Radio). 3 points

 Take out an advertising placement in Rotary event program or yearbook--contact [email protected] 3 points

 Take out an advertising placement in a local college or school’s newspaper or yearbook. 3 points

 Display: a sign, banner, oversized check, or poster at a public event (e.g., a parade, fair, etc.) 3 points

 Confirm that your club is featured on the website of another community service organization. 3 points

 Confirm that at least one Club member serves at the District level in a position that is connected to PI: (e.g., PI Co-Chair, PI

Committee Member, photographer, newsletter editor, website/

database, social media chair, Citizen of the Year, Awards/

Recognition Chair or committee, or Area PI-Membership Advisor. 5 points

Required by District and Zone 33: A positive Public Image improves your club’s relationship with your community and attracts prospective members. Enhance your club’s PI and build awareness of Rotary in your community by telling compelling stories about club activities that are making positive differences.

Record all club activities for these goals in Rotary Club Central & Showcase. ROTARY DISTRICT 7610 RY 2017-2018 PUBLIC IMAGE AWARD APPLICATION

Clubs must accomplish at LEAST 4 of the following goals:

______Strengthen Club and Rotary’s image by using Rotary’s Brand Center guidelines, templates & other resources. Find them at www.rotary.org/brandcenter. 5 points

______Illustrate Rotary’s impact both locally and throughout the world by update club website & social media accounts, regularly. 3 points

______Host and promote a community event to promote World Polio Day, and register it in endpolio.org 5 points

______Engage your community by hosting at least one networking event for local Professionals, community organizations, or Rotary alumni. 5 points

______Establish or continue a partnership with one or more corporate or government entities or non- governmental or organizations and work on a project together. 5 points

______Host a community forum or seminar about an issue that’s important in your community; highlight your club’s work to bring people together to find solutions. 5 points

______Have local media cover a club project, fundraiser or other type of event. 5 points

______Promote peace and develop future leaders by sponsoring or hosting at least one participant in Rotary Youth Exchange student or sponsoring a student in a RYLA event. 5 points

Print or type name of Club President: ______

Signature: ______

Print or type name of Club PI Chair ______

Signature: ______

TOTAL POINTS______50-60 points Meritorious Award 65-80 points Exceptional Award 85 points and over Exemplary

*EXTRA POINTS: ______These points will only be used to select among clubs by size (small, medium & large) for Club of the Year.

Complete and submit NO LATER than May 31, 2018. No late submissions will be considered. Scan completed form and send as an attachment in an email to Pat/Dave Borowski, [email protected]. Questions please call 703-869-0485