NEW MEMBER RECRUITMENT AWARDS:
Please note: The period of qualification
for these awards runs from July 1 through June 30.
Storz Chapter Award
This award is the most prestigious AFA membership
award as it is based on both the quantity of new members as well
as sustained new member recruitment. The award is given to the
chapter with the highest number of NEW members (as a percentage
of chapter size at the beginning of the qualification period - July 1)
regardless of chapter size category. The chapter must also meet the
following criteria:
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The chapter has been chartered for at least three years.
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The number of new members is greater than 25.
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The chapter has met the membership criteria
of the Chapter Performance Standards for each
quarter of the qualification period.
Jack Gross Award
The Jack Gross Award, instituted in
1995, is a cash award given annually to encourage the
recruitment of new members. One award will be given in
each of the traditional size categories (plus one for
chapters with more than 1,100 members). The award will
go to the chapters with the highest number of NEW
members as a percentage of chapter size at the
beginning of the qualification period - July 1.
A minimum of 10 members is required. The monetary
awards are as follows:
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Small Chapters (20-200) $500
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Medium Chapters (201-350) $750
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Large Chapters (351-650) $1,000
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Extra Large Chapters (651-1099) $1,250
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Chapters Larger than 1,100 $1,500
Sustained New Member Recruitment Ribbons
Membership Recognition Ribbons will be awarded
to chapters achieving the Chapter Performance Criteria
minimum new member recruitment standard (1% per
quarter) for the three quarters (Oct -Jul) since the
previous Convention.
COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARDS:
The Community Partner Award structure is as
follows based on the total number of Community
Partners as of the end of the qualification period
(June 30).
Community Partner Gold
Award
This award is given to chapters whose Community
Partner total is equal to or greater than 6% of total
chapter membership at the beginning of the
qualification period (July 1). A minimum of 10
Community Partners are required. There is a flat total
of 60 Community Partners for chapters over 1,000 and
90 for chapters over 3,000.
Community Partner
Achievement Award
This award is given to chapters whose Community
Partner total is equal to or greater than 3% of total
chapter membership at the beginning of the
qualification period (July 1). A minimum of 5
Community Partners are required. There is a flat total
of 30 Community Partners for chapters larger than
1,000 and 45 for chapters larger than 3,000.
Community Partner
Exceptional Service Award
As specified in the "Field
Operations Guidebook," this award is given
annually to the chapter selected by the National
Awards Committee from among the top Community Partner
chapters in each size category. Chapters considered
are those with the highest number of Community
Partners as a percentage of chapter size at the
beginning of the qualification period (July 1).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Qualifying Chapters
Unless otherwise specified by the award, new
chapters will qualify to compete after they have been
chartered for and have reported on at least one
reporting quarter plus one full qualification period.
For example, chapters chartered after December 31,
2000 would not qualify to compete until the membership
qualification period beginning July 1, 2002.
Existing Chapters will compete on the basis of
their June 30 totals. There are exceptions. For
example, when the chapter gives up members to a newly
formed chapter the base can be reduced by the number
of members reaffiliating on the new chapter’s charter
application. When chapters merge or absorb a closed
chapter, the base can be adjusted upward by the number
gained. Changes to the base June 30 totals will
normally be initiated by the state president with the
concurrence of the region president.
The period of consideration for each of these
awards begins on July 1 and runs through June 30.
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