Significant Achievement Award from Rotary International
The cat is out of the bag! Through our successful work with Operation Warm for the past 3 years and we have earned a Significant Achievement Award from Rotary International president Kalyan Banerjee.Governor Carlos surprised us this morning (Wednesday June 20, 2012) with his presence and the only Significant Achievement Award which was awarded to our club. In addition to that we received a letter directly from Kalyan Banerjee (the President of Rotary International) praising our successful work. Check the Pictures out in our photo album.
Our hard work and dedication has paid off and will continue to be a part of our evolving club.
The purpose of the RI Significant Achievement Award is to recognize a club activity that addresses a community problem or need, to encourage new projects on the part of every club, and to promote increased awareness of the importance of exemplary club efforts.
Award Criteria
Only club projects carried out by a single club are eligible for this award and only one club per district may be nominated. Projects previously recognized with an RI Significant Achievement Award are not eligible. Before selecting a project to be nominated for the RI Significant Achievement Award, make sure it meets the award criteria. The project must:
● Address a significant problem or need in the local community (international service projects, no matter how worthy, are not eligible for this award)
● Involve most or all the club members in personal rather than merely monetary service
● Be commensurate with the size of the club and the resources available
● Enhance the image of Rotary in the community
● Be able to be emulated by other Rotary clubs
● Be currently active or be reaching a conclusion during the Rotary year for which the award is being given (though it need not have been initiated in the current Rotary year)