Community
Improvement
Contest
Click here for the contest guidelines in the GFWC Club
Manual.
Click here
for the Community Improvement Program Award Form.
The
Community Improvement Contest is a two year project and covers a period
from March 1, 2010, to April 30, 2012. The entries will be judged by
the GFWC State Community Improvement Chairman, postmarked by March 1,
2012. The state’s first place entry is sent to GFWC,
postmarked by April 1, 2012.
Each and
every club in Massachusetts does a Community Improvement project. Even
when a project seems small, if it meets a need in your community by
helping to make your city and town a better place to live, it
qualifies; so please consider entering your projects for consideration
on the state level.
Some tips for getting started
on those winning entries are:
First identify and
define a project for your community.
Create a
process for choosing the project.
Set up an action
plan on how the club will engage community support.
Work
out with the club how the club will finance the project and obtain
media support.
The preliminary work is a key factor
in having a successful community project. The support of club members
is important. Make sure the project is one that everyone can
be excited about and have a part in. Maximize each
member’s unique skills and talents. There will be plenty of
jobs to go around when looking for and completing a community
improvement project. Skills such as: solicitation, marketing,
coordinating, accurate records/paperwork and all around people skills.
I
will soon be receiving very specific information concerning dates,
judging criteria and awards which is important for me as the GFWC of
Massachusetts Community Improvement Chairman. Any questions
or concerns that you may have can be directed to me and I will do my
best to answer and help you with your Community Improvement Projects.
If you have a Community Improvement Chairman in your club, I would love
to have her contact information so that I can send her important
updates as I receive them.
All
entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2012 to:
Rosalie
Dialessi
1
Michael Street
Feeding
Hills, MA 01030
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