District 7070 Awards

Sponsorship Opportunities
 

Background:

Each year Rotary District 7070 selects and awards Rotarians, Clubs and/or groups with awards for
achievement in a variety of areas. Each award has a specific meaning and value. Recipients are
selected by The District Awards Committee. The District Awards Chair will normally be the Immediate
Past District Governor. Committee members will include the DG, DGE, DGN, and DGND. Awards are
open to all clubs in District 7070. Some of them are annual. The others will only be awarded at the DG's
discretion in any given year. A list of awards can be found in Appendix A of the District Policy and
Procedure Manual located on the www.rotary7070.org site under “About Rotary and District 7070” then
District Policy and Guidelines.

Individual Rotarians and/or Clubs have, in the past requested to sponsor specific awards. In order to
provide a fair and equitable opportunity for all Rotarians or Clubs to sponsor, the following guidelines
have been developed.

Qualifications:
An individual Rotarian or Club must be in good standing within their Club and District 7070. They must
be a Rotarian in District 7070.

Principles:
The following principles have been developed for the sponsorship process:
• The process is simple and easy to administer
• This is an opportunity for a Rotarian to show gratitude to the recipients by helping
support a charity of their choice
• The intent is not to market a business
• Every Rotarian will be provided an opportunity to sponsor an award at some point
• Allow five-year sponsorship with upfront financial commitment
• Annual sponsorships are drawn at random with preference going to first time sponsors
• Repeat annual sponsors only allowed if there aren’t enough first-time sponsors
• Platinum sponsor follows same principles with amount going to the Districts project of
choice

The application process will open from February 1 st to March 10 st each year. All applications must be
completed through this event page. Applicants will select which award they wish to sponsor with priority given to first-time sponsors. Sponsorship opportunities will be awarded via random draw of first-time applicants or in the absence of
first time applicants, repeat applicants. Proceeds from sponsorship, other than Platinum sponsorship, will go to a selected initiative chosen by the Award winner. Platinum sponsorship will be allocated to the District initiative as selected by the Awards Committee.  Any Rotarian or Club has the option to sponsor an award for a five-year period with the full financial commitment paid upfront. The recipients of the awards will not be disclosed prior to being awarded.

Sponsorship Levels:

Wheeler - Gold
This sponsorship level is for one individual or club who wishes to sponsor a specific award. There are a
total of 5 awards available for individual sponsorship. An individual or club may sponsor only one
specific award. The following awards are available for individual sponsorship. Available awards are
subject to change annually at the discretion of the Awards committee.

The Les Faludy Leadership Award
The Norm Simpson Trophy for International Service
Bob Scott Disease Prevention Award
Wilf Wilkinson Peace Award
Tibor Gregor Community Service Award

Sponsorship amount: $500

Benefits: