Chapter Awards Nominations Due

Has your local chapter held excellent meetings, been involved it the community, established communication outlets with its members and/or worked with the National LERA to increase awareness of your local programs and members?  If so, then nominate your chapter for a 2010 LERA Chapter award.

Awards to be handed out at the 2011 LERA Annual Meeting in Denver include:

The Chapter Merit Awards presented to chapters that meet the criteria in one or more of the following categories during a chapter year:

1. Chapter Turnaround or Startup
2. Outstanding Programming, such as co-sponsorship of events or awards with other chapters or groups or overall programming excellence
3. Member “Innovation,” such as creative student program, outstanding growth, creative recruitment methods, constituency or membership development
4. Community Involvement, such as promotion of scholarship
5. Chapters Helping Other Chapters
6. Consistent Chapter Excellence through: a) active governance (administration), b) stability (strong secretariat), c) programming over the years, d) diverse membership base, e) other
7. Chapter Communications, such as brochure design, web site, newsletters, membership directory, etc.
8. Chapter to National Relations and Support, such as support of national meetings, communications, fees)

The Outstanding Chapter Award, presented to chapters that receive at least 4 of the 8 merit awards in 5 consecutive years

The Chapter Star Award, presented to chapters that receive at least 6 of the 8 merit awards in 5 consecutive years, and thereafter, they may accrue merit awards again starting at zero.

Refer to the Chapter Award Nomination Form, complete and return to the LERA Office by October 15, 2010. Chapters may self-nominate OR be nominated by another chapter, NCAC committee through outreach discussion with chapters, or by LERA staff. Each Merit Award category need not be awarded each year. There may be multiple awards given in a category.

Alabama LERA, Northwest Seattle LERA, Long Island LERA, Washington DC LERA and the Gateway Chapter of St Louis received Outstanding Chapter Awards last year.