CFWC - SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT 21

2006-2008  REPORT  WRITING GUIDELINES

for activities which occurred

January 1 through December 31, 2006.

Joyce Murphy, San Bernardino District First Vice President/Dean of Chairman

 

SIZE CATEGORIES FOR JUDGING:

CLUB

Small: 1-30 members

Medium: 31-60 members

Intermediate: 61-100 members

Large: 101 members and over

The report forms may be found in the GFWC Club Manual under GFWC Reporting Guidelines for 2006-2008 section, mailed to each club.  Copies were

distributed at the Dean's Report Writing workshops at both the Upland Woman's Club and the Yucaipa Woman's Club in August of 2006.

Plan for Documentation of a Project forms, useful for review when writing a narrative, were also distributed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. All the departments/programs for which data may be submitted are listed on the GFWC Report Form.                               SAMPLE OF WINNING NARRATIVE

2. Use a separate Report Form for each program (2nd column on the report form) within each department.

3. On each GFWC Report Form complete only the statistical information pertaining to the specific program being reported.

4. Report hours spent by each member in approved club programs/projects ONLY. (Participation in and travel time to/from
    regular club meetings should not be included)

5. Optional:    The statistics are needed but the narratives are optional.  However, to win GFWC, CFWC, or District recognition you must include a narrative. Narrative descriptions should support statistical information provided on the Report Form and succinctly describe the program/projects, or it will not be judged.  You should first describe the how, what, when, where, and why of your most important project in the category and then include additional paragraphs for other projects where your members also devoted time and effort that contributed to the overall statistic listed on the front of the form.  List the total number of members participating, hours invested, monetary value of the project &/or money raised below each subsection of your narrative.

6. The last box in the row for the specific Program must be check marked if there is a Narrative attached.

7. Statistics are not tracked for activities listed in the Special Projects section on the front of the report form.  To receive recognition in these categories a narrative must be submitted, attached to a separate Report form for each, with the individual Special Project check-marked.

         GFWC Special Project: are Fundraising, Public Policy, Leadership, Public Relations, Membership, WHRC/Preserving our History.  

         CFWC District President’s Special Project - Missing and Exploited Children

         CFWC State President's Special Project - Preparedness

         GFWC President’s Special Project - Domestic Violence.

8. Narrative must be typewritten and may not be more than two (2) pages long, single spaced.

9. Activities not listed in GFWC program material should be reported in the program/project which most closely relates to the activity.

10. No cross filing permitted.

 

Distribution for Clubs:        8 COPIES WILL BE NEEDED . . . . . . . . . . YOU MAIL:

  • 5 copies of the complete report (plus narrative if applicable) to the District Dean, Joyce Murphy, 9800 Baseline Rd., Sp. #37, Alta Loma, CA 91701.
  • 1 copy of the complete report (plus narrative if applicable) to: GFWC, Dept. P,1734 N St., NW, Washington, DC  20036.

      POST MARKED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 13, 2007.

      Remember to keep:

  • 1 copy of the complete report (plus narrative if applicable) for your club files.
  • 1 copy of the complete report (plus narrative if applicable) for your club Dean.

 

Awards:

  • San Bernardino District will present awards to one club in each size category based on the District Chairman’s judging results.

  • Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention when applicable.

  • Only 1st Place reports will be forwarded to state.

  • CFWC will present state awards to one club and to one district in each size category based on the State Chairman's judging results.

  • GFWC has special awards, some of which are given by outside sponsors with significant monetary awards. For information and rules on contest how and when to enter, refer to the GFWC Club Manual, Administrative Section Awards.

 

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