Award Year: FY2024 (October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024)

Due Date: December 1, 2024

Award Type: 1st Place: Physical Award + Banner Patch; 2nd Place: Banner Patch; 3rd Place: Banner Patch; awarded at International Convention

Award Summary:
Civitans help create avenues for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities to focus on their physical, emotional and mental health while financially supporting integral research to bring better therapies and treatments. Club service projects in the Health & Wellness Impact Area specifically aim to promote healthy bodies and minds for individuals living with disabilities. Some examples of these types of projects are inclusive sports and recreation leagues, outdoor activities, health promotion programs, nutrition education, and more.

A winning project will be able to show demonstrable impact on the target audience, can be easily identified as a project supporting health and wellness for those with I/DD, and meets a defined need for the community.

A single project or event may only be considered in one award category per year. Clubs are not permitted to submit the same project for evaluation in more than one award category.

Specific Award Criteria:
Region and International Awards Judging Committees will use the criteria below to evaluate and score applications. 

  • Relevance to Health & Wellness for I/DD
  • Meets a specific need in the community
  • Measurable impact on I/DD community
  • Innovation/Creativity
  • Use of Resources
  • Club Enagement

Judging Process:
Applications from each region will be submitted to the Region Awards Committee for evaluation. Winners will be chosen for each region. 1st place winners from each region will be forwarded to an International Awards Committee who will then select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at the International level from among the region winners.

Application Information:
You are encouraged to utilize the 2023-2024 International Competitive Awards PDF brochure to compile and compose your answers in Microsoft Word or another document, and then copy and paste into the award application below when your submission is complete and ready. You will not be able to partially fill out the form and return later, it must be completed in one sitting. 

ONLY electonic submissions using the form below will be accepted. Applications submitted by mail or e-mail will not be considered.

Click here to download 2023-2024 International Competitive Awards PDF Brochure

Questions?
Email awards@civitan.org

Outstanding Health & Wellness Project Award Application 2023-2024

Applicant Information

Club President for Award Year (10/1/23-9/30/24)
Application Completed By:

Project Information

Project Chair
For example, the agency, organization or group being served, other community partners or groups participating in project
Please upload a project budget spreadsheet or document, or explanation of project cost and expenses.
Drop files here or
Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 5.
    Did the project have any measurable or tangible outcomes? For example, this project served 10 group homes out of 20 in our area, or 100% of staff employed by the local I/DD agency, or 75 individuals with I/DD attended the dance)

    Club Engagement

    Additional Information

    For example: project flyers, brochures, photographs, marketing materials, local media coverage, etc. You are encouraged to combine multiple photos into one document. 10 file uploads maximum.
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    Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 10.