District Awards

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.

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• District Awards Nomination
• District Awards Nomination - Individual Award

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 Friday May 18, 2012.

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 31 March 2012.

DISTRICT 9710 GOALS AWARD 2011-12

To be eligible for the District Goals Award for 2011-12, a Club must achieve any three of the following goals:

1. Establish a friendship exchange with another Club
2. Celebrate Rotary's 107th Birthday with a combined event
3. Achieve the Club's giving target for the Annual Fund and Polio Challenge
4. Every Club Member supports EREY or Centurion program
5. An additional Member joins the Paul Harris Society
6. Two additional Members become Rotary Benefactors
7. Adopt a Membership and retention strategy and based on RI membership at July 1 2011 achieve a net growth of 2 Rotarians or 10%, whichever is greatest
8. Your Club to nominate at least 1 participant to any two Youth programs - RYLA, RYPEN, NYSF and Youth Exchange
9. Host a Rotary Youth Exchange student
10. Charter an Interact Club
11. Charter a Rotaract Club
12. Charter a Rotary Club
13. Charter a Rotary "E" Club
14. Participate in Club Visioning
15. Attend a Rotary Leadership Institute training program
16. Receive a Presidential Citation
17. Have participated as a Club in a Club Visioning Facilitation process; or have updated a previous one