Miscellaneous:
1.Create a proposed time line to make sure all critical deadlines are met
2. Share ideas with clubs
3. Create a sample press release
Soliciting nominations:
1. Press release
2. Letter to all area high schools
3. Notice on local cable channel events schedule
If more than one Kiwanis Club in a town, may want to consider combining efforts
to recognize just one Teenager of the Year for town
Choosing the Club and Division Teenager of the Year:
1. It is imperative that judging be impartial and fair to all nominees without regard
to whose child they are or other factors
2. Engage outside judges with no affiliation with nominees, their schools/employers
3. Copies of nominations to each judge (with names blocked out if risk of recognition)
4. Consider a score system: points 1-10 assigned to each question/status; add up
for each nominee; Chair tallies all judges' results, thus a winner emerges
5. Or, give to an outside, independent group, such as a group of college professors
or large business Human Resources Dept, to judge as they see fit
Recognition for winner:
1. Savings bond
2. Cash
3. Specified amount toward college/vocational school tuition
4. Gift suitable for college/travel, such as luggage
5. Plaque
Ways to present recognition:
1. Have winner and parents attend Club/Division Council meeting
2. Issue press release; press available at event for photo
3. Present to winner at school assembly (important peer recognition)
Plaque for school with winner's name, year
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