PURPOSE:

To establish guidelines for selecting an Outstanding Club Bulletin within District 3.

GENERAL:

Clubs which publish bulletins may compete in the District 3 Club Bulletin Competition. To be considered:

1. One copy of each of three different issues must be submitted to the Lt. Governor of Marketing of District 3.

2. Bulletins must be submitted no later than April 15, and must have been published between July 1 of the previous year and March 31 of the current year.

CRITERIA:

Bulletins will be judged by the following stand.

1. Content (50%): Content should be a balance of educational articles, recognition of members, information of schedules and events, and encouragement to participate in Toastmasters activities. Bulletins should display the editor's name, address and telephone number, the club name and number, and place, day and time of meetings.

2. Readability (40~): The writing should meet acceptable standards of sentence structure, spelling, punctuation and grammar, and should be interesting to read and clearly written.

3. Layout and Presentation (10%): The overall appearance should be attractive, with layout indicating careful attention to page balance, effective use of borders, white space, photos and artwork.

RESPONSIBILITY:

Bulletins will be judged by a committee to be appointed by the Lt. Governor of Marketing.

AWARDS:

Awards will be given for First, Second and Third place, and Honorable Mention. The winner will be announced at the Spring Conference.

I APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE September. 15 1990

APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL

The judges review the newsletters for the contest and grade them according to the competition criteria:

CONTENT (5O%)

DATE

Balance of

1. Educational articles (10)

2. Recognition of members (10)

3. Information of schedules and events (10)

4. Encouragement to participate in Toastmasters activities (5)

Bulletins should display 1. The editor s name, address & telephone number (5)

2. The club name and number (5)

3. Day and tine of meeting (5)

READABILITY (40%)

The writing should meet acceptable standards of 1. Sentence structure (7) 2. Spelling (6) 3. Punctuation (6) 4. Grammar (7)

The writing should be 1. Interesting to read (7) 2. Clearly written (7)

LAYOUT & PRESENTATION (1O%)

Overall appearance should be

1. Attractive (3)

2. Layout indication careful attention to page balance (3)

3. Attractive use of borders, white space, photos and artwork (4)