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PACIFIC REGION AWARDS CHAIRMAN
Sally Priebe, 17007 11th Place SW, Normandy Park, WA 98166-3425
For questions contact Sally Priebe or your state Awards Chairman
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Pacific Region Award Rules
Awards Year: January 1 to December 31. All awards may be applied for annually, if merited, unless otherwise stated in award description.
Deadline: March 1st. All state entries are sent by the state awards chairman in one package using a box or padded envelope. Do not place each entry in its own envelope. A ‘packing list” must be included. Entries must be in the hands of the Pacific Region Awards Chairman no later than March 1st. Exceptions: Entries for Pacific Region level of NGC Awards: Award of Honor - February 1st - to the Pacific
Region Awards Chairman (this is the only award application sent by this Chairman to NGC); Publicity Press Books, Smokey Bear, Posters, Poetry, Essays, etc., are sent to specific Regional Chairmen with different due dates. Consult NGC instructions for dates and Pacific Region Roster for Chairmen; Pacific Region Scholarship applications are sent to the Pacific Region Scholarship Chairman.
Application forms: Required for each entry. Current Pacific Region Application forms are available from the state awards chairmen. List the chairman or editor of the project; if there was no chairman but led by a committee, then say so. The application form must be signed by the state president and state awards chairman. Attach one completed Pacific Region application to the inside of the front cover of the book of evidence with a paper clip.
Book of Evidence: A book that tells how the project was accomplished.
1. Label on outside cover: number and name of Pacific Region award, name of club(s), city and state.
2. Presentation: not to exceed 6 sheets of paper, 8 1/2 x 11", front and back may be used for maximum of 12 pages. Material must be attached to numbered pages and secured in a report cover or 2 pocket folder. Exceptions are noted in the award description. No 3-ring Binders.
3. Top of first page should include number and name of Pacific Region award, name of club(s), number of members for whom NGC and state dues are paid.
4. Written text should be concise and typewritten; cover all requirements in award description and comply with Scale of Points for Achievement, Participation and Record.
5. Photocopies are permitted.
6. No table of Contents or Summary is needed. Summary appears on the Application Form.
Plant Societies may enter as a club if there is no separate class for plant societies. The Plant Society must be a member of a state garden club, and thus a member of Pacific Region of National Garden Clubs.
Scale of Points for all Pacific Region Awards except Flower Shows, and Publications:
Presentation 5 points neat, concise, includes all required information, does not exceed 6 pages.
Achievement 65 points scope of project: need; benefit; activities to attain goals;; evaluation of goals reached; educational value; prior planning; brief history if continuing project; financial report; other.
Participation 15 points size of club; involvement of members, community, government agencies, professionals, youth, residents in facilities, others.
Record (documentation) 15 points supporting data (as applicable), clear, well labeled and neatly attached, before and after photographs, landscape plan, letters of appreciation, community awards, newspaper/magazine articles, radio or TV script, etc. Photocopies are permitted.
Total 100 points
Scale of Points for Publications except Yearbooks, Flower Show Schedules and State Convention Program Booklets (rules apply to all, only actual point score is different). No Book of Evidence required. Presentation and Record should be on the Pacific Region award application form. See award description for number of copies of the publication to be sent.
Presentation 5 points brief description of publication, number of members, club membership, percentage of club participation.
Achievement (as applicable) 65 points educational, informative, accuracy, clarity of subject; quality of printing, photography, and/or graphics; general appeal.
Promotes NGC Objectives 15 points
Record 15 points number of copies distributed/sold, how distributed, cost of publishing, price if sold.
Total 100 Points
Scale of Points for Standard Flower Show Schedules will be the NGC scale.
Scales of Points for a Small Standard Flower Shows: Must include a Book of Evidence, see NGC Handbook for Flower Shows for detailed information. Use Pacific Region award application form. All other requirements the same as for NGC as applies to a small standard show. Will be judged according to NGC Point Score adapted for a small show.
Scale of Points for State Convention Program Booklet:
General Information 20 points name of state, location, theme, date, member of NGC & Pacific Region, conservation pledge, name of president, host district, convention chairman.
Format 30 points cover, title page, committee chairman, convention rules, order of business, times for registration desk, workshops, salesroom, meals and programs, acknowledgement list, badge key.
Theme or title 20 points creative/appropriate, carried out throughout the convention. If this is not apparent from the program booklet explain on the application.
Distinction of booklet over all 20 points well organized, easy to read, cover attractive, etc.
Scale of Points for Yearbooks: Will be judged according to the NGC Scales of Points for yearbooks. No book of evidence is required. A Pacific Region award application should accompany the yearbook. There is no need to fill in the description part of the form.
Return of Materials: State presidents must pick up the books of evidence, etc. at the close of the Pacific Region Convention for return to the proper applicants. If a Pacific Region Convention is held after June 1st, entry material will be mailed to the State Awards Chairman by June 1st. Winners will NOT be announced or certificates awarded before the Pacific Region Convention.
Awards: First, second, third and honorable mention certificates will be given and first place winners will receive $20.00. Exceptions: Pacific Region level winners of NGC receive only certificates; scholarship and essay winners receive different monetary awards. Certificates will be presented at the Pacific Region Convention. Checks will be mailed directly to winners after each state convention but not before the Pacific Region Convention. Please cash the checks as soon as possible.
Questions: Contact Pacific Region Awards Chairman:
Sally Priebe
17007 11th Pl. SW
Normandy Park, WA,
Phone: 206 244-4937
rpriebe2@comcast.net
Revised 4/05