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PURPOSE: The Millard Conklin Crusader for Lionism Award is designed to encourage participation of "Grass Root" Lions in each district and club and to select one from each district to be rewarded for outstanding dedication and contributions for their current year efforts made to Lionism, and to present from a district award.The Multiple District Award is presented to the Multiple District winner from among those seven district winners. CONTEST PERIOD: The award shall cover the accomplishments realized only during the contest period from January 1st through December 31st of each calendar year. ELIGIBILITY: All Lions whose membership is in a Lions Club of Multiple District 35 are eligible, except the following; Current or past District Governors, current or past Vice District Governors, cabinet secretaries and/or cabinet treasurers, current or past International Officers or Directors. Also the spouse, partner in service or anyone serving in that capacity of a District Governor, Vice District Governor, Council Chair, International Officers or Directors, Candidates for International Director or Higher, cabinet secretaries and/or treasurers, shall not be eligible during their spouses or partners term of office. A Lion will lose their eligibility during any year in which they become a candidate for District Governor or Vice District Governor. If not successful in their bid for office, they shall regain their eligibility starting on January 1st following the Multiple District convention. A cabinet secretary and/or treasurer shall regain their eligibility after their term of office concludes for the next contest period starting January 1st of the following year. The spouses or partners of any of the offices listed in Section A shall regain their eligibility on January 1st of the following their spouses or partners term of office. NOMINATIONS: Each club may enter all eligible members. A zone chair may nominate a president of one of the clubs in their zone, a district driver director or a district committee chair may nominate one of their workers. A recognized Multiple District service organization, such as the Florida Lions Foundation, Florida Lions Conklin Center, Florida Lions Eye Banks, Leader Dog for the Blind, a hearing aid bank, bone bank, International Hearing Dog, Southeastern Guide Dog, etc. may nominate an entrant, provided the entrant is not gainfully employed in the Lions activity for which credit will be claimed. ENTRY SUBMISSION PROCEDURES: There shall be two (2) copies of the cover letter, entry form (Enclosure #1) and the supplemental information (enclosure #2) prepared for the nominee. A cover letter shall be submitted on the nominee by the club, organization or Lion who is submitting the nomination. Only the cover letter will contain any information identifying the nominee, their club, their community, their county or their district. The cover letter will be retained by the Multiple District 35 Executive Secretary. The cover letter must be signed by the President and one other Lion of the nominating club or organization, with a statement that all the facts contained therein are correct and true. The President shall not sign a cover letter which submits their own nomination, then the secretary should sign. The cover letter should identify the name of the Lion, their club and their district. The Cover letter from a Zone chair, district drive director or a district committee chair must be signed by the nominating Lion and one other Lion with whom the nominated Lion is associated and a statement that all the facts contained therein are correct and true. The nominated Lion shall not sign the cover letter, which submits their nomination. The cover letter should identify the name of the Lion, their club and district. The Standard Entry Form, enclosure #1 shall be attached to the cover letter. Supplemental information in expansion of the entry form will be enclosure #2 to the cover letter. Information presented in enclosure #2 should present specific details, hours worked and mileage for travel, etc. (read item "L" for travel restrictions to cabinet meetings, Council meetings, etc.), enlarging on the entries made in the entry form (enclosure #1 ) in the same sequence as they appear on the entry form. Additional comments relating to other community involvement and activities which seem pertinent are acceptable. The entry form (enclosure #1) and the supplemental information (enclosure #2) SHALL NOT contain any information as to the nominees name, club, district, county or any other indication as to the nominees identity. The original copy of the entry is to be mailed to Don E. Scott, Executive Secretary/Treasurer, Multiple District 35, 6115 Lake Ellenor Drive, Orlando, FL. 32809. Note on the outside of the envelope "Crusader Entry." (Entries are never sent to district chairs by the entries. All entries must be received in the Multiple District office no later than February 1st to be eligible for consideration. Nominees may include a self addressed, stamped envelope or card for the Multiple District Executive Secretary/Treasurer to return, indicating receipt of the entry. The Multiple District Executive Secretary will assign the same number code to the entry form (enclosure #1), the supplemental information (enclosure #2) and the cover letter before sending the entries out to the selected Crusader committee chairs for judging. The Multiple District Executive Secretary will inspect each entry to verify that the entry does not mention accomplishments from other then the current contest period, except the number of years perfect attendance, or identify either the nominees name, club, county, district in either enclosure (#1 or #2). If such errors are found, the Multiple District Secretary will return the entry to the nominee for corrections. If the nominee desires to resubmit a revised entry, it must be received back in the Multiple District office by the same established deadlines in Section I above. Attendance of Council conferences, cabinet meetings, International and Multiple District convention, USA/Canada Leadership Forum, etc. MAY NOT include travel time, but may only include the actual hours attending official meetings, seminars and other functions (MAY NOT include sleeping time and MAY NOT include airfare to such meetings. Miles traveled during the year on Lions business may be included. MAY NOT include mileage as a rider with another Lion in the pursuit of their Lion duties.) Entries of the districts and the Multiple District winners will be held in the Multiple District office and will be available for inspection by Lions of Multiple District 35, upon request to the Council of Governors, and then only with their unanimous approval. AWARD COMMITTEES: Each District Governor shall appoint a Crusader Award committee of three members to judge the entries submitted in accordance with the following procedures. The chair of the committee shall be the immediate past Crusader winner in each district, along with the two previous winners serving on the committee. The Council of Governors shall designate the immediate past Multiple District winner as the Multiple District chair. The chair, along with the districts chairs shall constitute the Multiple District committee for the purpose of judging the Multiple District Crusader Award winner. JUDGING: The Multiple District Executive Secretary shall forward the entries to the district Crusader chairs who are responsible for the judging of that particular district submitted to them, no later than February 5th. After assigning the same number code to each cover letter, enclosure #1 and enclosure #2 from each nominee, the Multiple District EXECUTIVE Secretary only enclosures #1 and #2 to the judging district chair. The decisions of which district judges which district is to be left to the discretion of the Multiple District Executive Secretary each year, and that decision will not be announced. The Multiple District Executive Secretary will select a formula for judging and keep the formula with the nominees as record. Each district Crusader committee will meet as soon as possible after receipt of the entries from the Multiple District Executive Secretary. They will select a winner from among the entries submitted by establishing a numerical ranking of all nominees submitted. Upon completion of judging, each district chair shall forward all copies of enclosures #1 and #2 back to the Multiple District Executive Secretary, with the numerical ranking and scoring, showing the winner. The report from the district chairs to the Multiple District Executive Secretary should be postmarked no later than February 20th of each year. Judging forms and scoring rules will be furnished to each district chair by the Multiple District Executive Secretary. The judging committee will assure, if they should surmise the winner from their entries being judged, that no one learns of the decision and name, except the Multiple District Executive Secretary. Upon receipt of the winners from each of the district crusader chairs, the Multiple District Executive Secretary shall arrange to have the award plates and the inscription on the "Awards of Merit" prepared for presentation at the Multiple District convention. The Multiple District Executive Secretary will assure that no one else learns of the identity of the district winners until after the district luncheon at the Multiple District convention. The Multiple District Crusader chair shall assemble the committee at the Spring Conference of Governor Conference for the purpose of selecting the Multiple District Crusader Award winner from among the seven district winners. The assigned number code of the Multiple District winner shall be reported to the Multiple District Executive Secretary before the Governors banquet at the Spring Conference. The sub districts and the Multiple District committee members shall not reveal or identify, if surmised, any district or the Multiple District winner until after presentations have been made. AWARDS: The Council of Governors shall be responsible for designating the type of awards, their selection and how they will be procured. The district awards shall be presented to the recipients at the district luncheons held during the Multiple District convention. The Multiple District Award shall be presented at the District Governor’s Banquet at the Multiple District convention. AMENDMENTS: The rules of the Millard Conklin Crusader for Lionism Award may be amended in part, or in whole, only by a majority vote of the Council of Governors at a called meeting and recorded in the minutes of that meeting. The effective date of any changes or amendments shall be determined by the Council of Governors. The membership shall be informed of any amendments by publication in the Florida & Grand Bahama Island Lions magazine and/or such other means as the Council may approve.
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