Distinguished Club Secretary Award Award Application: 2014 District Convention Deadline: February 15, 2014 Guidelines for the Distinguished Club Secretary Award (Please read carefully and follow) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Fill out the report in its entirety. Reports must be received no later than February 15, 2014. Send completed digital copies to inckiawards@gmail.com. If your club believes extenuating circumstances exist that have unfairly prevented you from fulfilling any of the criteria contained within this report, please submit your concerns, in written form, to your division’s Lieutenant Governor (or to a district board representative) no later than February 15, 2014. Your comments must specifically address each individual item about which you have a concern and specific reasons for your concern. All concerns will be brought to the attention of the District Board prior to final contest judging and award recommendations. If any falsities or misrepresentations are discovered within this report by the contest judges, district officers, or other individuals, the entire report will be disqualified. This award report form should contain information for the club secretary ONLY for the time period he/she has been in office (after April 1, 2013) unless otherwise specified. In order to be considered, a club secretary must fulfill ALL of the mandatory criteria as specified in Part 1, and the criteria as specified in Part 2. Upon completion of the report, the applicant may score the report according to the scoring directions shown in the right hand column of each page. Place the total score in the appropriate box at the end of the report. In order to be eligible for the Distinguished Club Secretary Award, your club must be considered “In good standing” by both Circle K International and the Indiana District. DISTINGUISHED CLUB SECRETARY AWARD APPLICATION FORM (PLEASE TYPE) Nomination for Click here to enter text. Circle K Club of Click here to enter text. PART ONE: MANDATORY CRITERIA Please specify if the club secretary has met each one of the following mandatory criteria. 1. Been in office as club secretary for at least six (6) months. ☐ YES ☐ NO 2. Attended at least 75% of all Circle K Club meetings. ☐ YES ☐ NO 3. Attended at least 75% of all Circle K Club Board meetings. ☐ YES ☐ NO 4. Submitted at least eight (8) monthly report forms to the District Secretary ON TIME. 5. Attended Indiana District Club Officer Training Conference, or received sufficient ☐ YES training from a District or International officer or through other means. ☐ YES ☐ NO ☐ NO PART TWO: ADDITIONAL CRITERIA SCORING A. CLUB MEETING AND EVENT ATTENDANCE – 38 points possible CLUB MEETINGS 1. How many regular club meetings were held beginning with the ____ (A) secretary’s term in office, and concluding with this report’s submission? a. How many meetings did the club secretary attend? ____ (B) b. Divide blank (B) by blank (A) and multiply by 100 (round to the nearest whole number). ____ % 2. How many club board meetings were held during the club secretary’s term to date? a. How many meetings did the club secretary attend? b. Divide blank (B) by blank (A) and multiply by 100 (round to the nearest whole number). CLUB SERVICE PROJECTS 3. How many service hours did the club secretary complete during his/her term in office as reported? CLUB EVENT ATTENDANCE 4. How many interclub events has the club participated in during the current year to date? a. How many interclubs did the club secretary attend? b. Divide blank (B) by blank (A) and multiply by 100 (round to the nearest whole number). 5. How many social events has the club held during the current year to date? a. How many social events did the club secretary attend? b. Divide blank (B) by blank (A) and multiply by 100 (round to the nearest whole number). Write Point Total Here CLUB MEETINGS 1b. 95-100% is 10 points, 85-94% is 7 points, 75-84% is 4 points 2b. 95-100% is 10 points, 85-94% is 7 points, 75-84% is 4 points ____ (A) ____ (B) CLUB SERVICE PROJECTS ____ % 3. Top 1/3: 10 points Middle 1/3: 5 points Lower 1/3: 0 points ____ ____ (A) CLUB EVENT ATTENDANCE ____ (B) 4b. 90-100% is 5 points, 70-89% is 3 points, 50-69% is 1 point ____ % ____ (A) ____ (B) ____ % 5b. 90-100% is 3 points, 70-89% is 2 points, 50-69% is 1 point B. DISTRICT AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS – 17 points possible DISTRICT EVENTS 1. Did the club secretary attend the 2013 Indiana District Club Officer Training Conference? 2. Did the club secretary attend the 2013 Indiana District Summer Social? 3. Did the club secretary attend the 2013 Indiana District Membership Development and Education Conference? INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 4. Did the club secretary attend the 2013 Circle K International Convention? ☐ YES ☐ NO ☐ YES ☐ NO Write Point Total Here DISTRICT EVENTS 1. If YES, 5 points 2. If YES, 3 points ☐ YES ☐ NO 3. If YES, 6 points INTERNATIONAL EVENTS ☐ YES ☐ NO C. OTHER ADMINISTRATION – 18 points possible 1. SCORING How many monthly report forms has the club secretary submitted to the District Secretary ON TIME (by the 5th of each month)? ____ D. OPTIONAL ESSAY/LETTER An optional essay or letter may be submitted on the club vicepresident’s behalf which will only be used in the case when there is a tie between two or more nominees. 4. If YES, 3 points OTHER ADMINISTRATION 1. 2 points for each report 18 points max. TOTAL SCORE 73 POINTS POSSIBLE