403. Chapter of the Year Award

1. Financial Report to Kansas City by deadline.
2. Advisor's Registration to Kansas City by deadline.
3. All Form 10s to Kansas City within ten (10) days.

1. 100% of previous year's goal
   200% of previous year's goal
   300% of previous year's goal
2. Grand Master's Award
3. Advisor's Honor Key
4. Blue Honor Key
5. Buddy Night for prospective members

1. Proficiency in Obligations recited and passed on all Obligations.
2. Leadership Correspondence Course completed and received notice of satisfactory completion.
3. Leadership Conference.
4. PMC Meritorious Service.
5. Representative DeMolay

1. Open and close chapter (full year).
2. Initiatory Degree (your chapter or before a Masonic group).
3. DeMolay Degree (your chapter or before a Masonic group).
4. Public Installation (for your chapter).
5. Majority Service (your chapter).
6. RD Presentation (your chapter, list each).
7. Other Public ceremonies (your chapter, list each).

1. Public observance of Obligatory Days (7, list each).
2. Active participation in Safe Driving program.
3. Publishing a chapter publication (10 points each issue).

1. At least four (4) issues of the chapter publication must be made a part of the submission for a chapter to be eligible.
2. All publications will be considered regardless of type (printed, ditto, etc.).
3. Categories to be considered are as follows:

1. Overall appearance
2. Legibility
3. Photographs and drawings
4. Balanced contents
5. Reader interest
6. Grammar and rhetoric

4. If a chapter submits more than four (4) issues, it should identify those it desires to be judged on the above categories.

4. Each visitation to another chapter (minimum of five DeMolays per visit).
5. Mothers', Fathers' and/or Parents' or Senior DeMolays' Club

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1. General

1. Home talent show, play old timers' night, sponsors' night, comedy, minstrel show (must list).

25

100

2. Family dinners and meals.

3. Annual Sweetheart competitions.

4. An Awards Night.

5. Any hobby clubs like radio, stamps, etc (list).

6. Special Chapter Anniversary observance.

7. DeMolay of the Month selected for each month with appropriate recognition.

8. DeMolay of the Year selected with appropriate recognition.

9. Any other activities like hikes, trips, etc.  (list)

2. Civic Service
   Collect clothing for needy, aid in civil defense program or disaster relief, giving food baskets, hospital aid, children's home aid, pet parades for kids, any separate charity drive, other similar civic activities. (These are other than Obligatory Day activities, list each).

25

150

3. Fund Raising
   Car washes, sales, service, special fund raising efforts (list each).

25

150

4. Publicity

1. Newspaper stories (attach clippings).

25

150

2. Photos (clippings attached).

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50

3. Each radio-TV show by Chapter.

25

50

4. Special DeMolay Week program (attach copy of week's program).

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50

1. Proficiency in obligations

Number of members not proficient at start of award year

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New members (not proficient during year)

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Number of members becoming proficient during the year divided by total = percentage point. Allow one (1) competitions point for each percentage point, rounded.

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Example: .50 = 50 points; .01 = 1 point; .316 = 32 points

2. Leadership Correspondence Course

Number of members who have completed the course during the award year. Use same method as (1) above except include Advisors in members count. (Members must have received notice or certificate of satisfactory completion of course to be considered.

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3. Leadership Conference 

1 DeMolay to Conference
2 DeMolays to Conference
3 DeMolays to Conference
4 DeMolays to Conference
5 or more DeMolays to Conference

10 points
20 points
30 points
40 points
50 points

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4. PMC Meritorious Service Award

1 PMC qualifying during award year
2 PMCs qualifying during award year

15 points
30 points

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5. Representative DeMolay

Number of new RDs awarded during the award year divided by number of young men eligible on Chapter roll. (Annual Report plus new members to July 1, less RDs on report made prior to start of award year.)

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