The Objects of Rotary do not include winning or awarding prizes or awards. But service should be recognised. It is not about reward. It is about recognition for dedication, effort and making a difference: dedication to the ideal of Service Above Self; effort that members of Rotary Clubs expend to make a difference in their local or international communities; and making a difference by producing an investment in the future.
District 9710 makes awards to Clubs, District Committees and to Individuals in the following Categories:
Project and Information Awards (Clubs Nominate)
Community Service Award
International Service Award
Vocational Service Award
Youth Service Award
Rotary Information Award
Family of Rotary Award
Club or District Committee Website Award
Measured Awards(Only District Goals to be nominated by clubs)
Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
Rotary Foundation Award
District Conference Attendance
District Goals Award (Clubs nominate direct to Assistant Governors. See also section on District Goals in this Directory)
District Governor's Choice Awards (Only two require nominations from clubs)
Club Efficiency Award
Club Bulletin Award
Rotary-Rotaract Award
Excellence in Community Service Award (Clubs Nominate)
Vocational Excellence Award) (Clubs Nominate)
Key Rotarian Award
The deadline for submission of District award nominations is 15 May 2009.
Rotary International Awards
There are several awards which Rotary International has established to recognize the service of Rotarians and Clubs. Details of these awards are given here where eligibility requirements, nomination forms and nomination deadlines are listed.
Presidential Citation Award
One of the more important awards is The Presidential Citation for Clubs, and details for this are not only listed on the Rotary International Awards web site, but also as a flag to the Awards section of the District 9710 web site.
Nominations are due to be submitted by clubs to the Governor direct by 1st April 2009.
DISTRICT 9710 GOALS AWARD
To be eligible for the District
Goals Award for 2009-10, a Club must achieve any one of the following goals:
Charter an Interact Club
Charter a Rotaract Club
Sponsor a new Rotary Club
Adopt a membership recruitment and retention plan AND, based on 1 July 2009 RI membership statistics, achieve a net increase in membership of 3 Rotarians or 20%, whichever is the greater
An additional member of your Club becomes a member of the Paul Harris Society
At least 90% of your members are sustaining donors to the Foundation
Apply for a matching grant where you've not done so in the past five years
Participate in a RAWCS project where it is a new project you've not previously supported
Apply for and receive a 3H Grant
Have participated as a Club in a Club Visioning Facilitation process; or have updated a previous one
