Nominations for 2009-2010 District Awards:

Rookie of the Year (member 18 months or less)
Toastmaster of the Year
Area Governor of the Year
Division Governor of the Year

- Submit Your Nomination Online Now -

Deadline is August 12, 2010

Awards will be presented at the District 25 annual

Awards Banquet August 28, 2010.
*make sure your nominee is available to receive the
award at the Awards Banquet on August 28 prior to nomination

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Outstanding Club Officers On-Line Nominations

club officers that served January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010

 Take a few minutes to submit a nomination for your officers that did an outstanding job.

Nominations open:  August 3, 2010

Nominations closed:  September 5, 2010

Click here to submit nomination!

Each entry will be forwarded to the following for consideration of winners

Area Governor (based on current alignment)

(winners announced at area contests)

Division Governor (based on current alignment)

(winners announced at area contests)

District Awards Chair

(winners announced at district conference, awards luncheon, Sat., Nov. 20, 2010)

OUTSTANDING CLUB OFFICER CRITERIA

Why Should I Recognize My Club's Officers?

• Toastmasters is a volunteer organization
• Officers positions are voluntary
• Officers work hard!
• It shows appreciation
• Motivation for future success
• People like receiving accolades

How to Nominate Outstanding Officers

• Fill out the form (see above)
• Submit it online

A How-To Guide for Filling Out the Form

• Fill out everything on the form
• At the very top include the name and information for the nominee
• Check the office that nominee is holding
• Put check marks or X's in appropriate spaces
• Put percentages where needed
  
  Best way to fill out the write-in section is to break it apart into 3 main blocks:
  
  As an Outstanding President/VP-Education/etc.
  
• Look at qualifications for office (they can be found in the back of the "Basic" Communications and Leadership Manual)
• Think about how nominee accomplished those qualifications outstandingly
• Be short and to the point, but descriptive
• If this office has additional responsibilities in your club, include them here
  
  As an Outstanding Officer (in general),
  Officers have many additional responsibilities, for example:
• Organized a new member handbook
• Organized a guest packet
• Organized Speak-a-Thons
• Organized social events
  
  As an Outstanding Toastmaster
  Nominee may do many things not required of their office or of an officer
  Need to have these things considered!
  This information may be the tiebreaker in close decisions
  
  Examples of things to list might be:
  Helped out at a TLI
  Helped out at a District Conference
  Attended Regional Conference
  Attended International Conference
  Served as a club mentor/sponsor/coach
  Sponsored/Mentored new members

Things To Do/Not To Do

Do

• Fill out the form completely
• Fill it out sincerely and honestly

Do Not

• Forget about the office for which the person is being nominated
• Forget to add comments

Who Should Do It?

• You! Me! Everyone!
• Club members nominate their officers
• Club Presidents nominate other officers

When Should We Do It?

• ASAP!
• The sooner you fill it out, the better the nomination form will be
• Look for deadlines set by your Area, Division, and District