State Membership Awards

                 Membership awards to local organizations will be in the following manner:

  *    Certificate of appreciation to each local organization organizing and chartering a new local

        organization

  *    A "Roving trophy" to be presented to the local organization with the highest percentage of

        increase. 

        Any local organization winning the "Roving trophy"  three (3) consecutive years will retain

        it permanently

  *    A certificate of appreciation to local organizations with the greatest percentage of increase  

        in membership in each of the following categories:

•   8  Local organizations with 10 or fewer members

•   8  Local organizations with 11‑20 members

•   8  Local organizations with 21 or more members

*     The Iris Trophy to be presented to the local organization with the largest increase in number of

        members.

       This   trophy will not be permanently retained by any local organization, although it may be

        awarded to the  same local consecutively for an unlimited number of years.

*     Top Recruiter Trophy recognizes the member who has recruited the highest number of verified

        new  members according to the records of BPW/USA as of April 30 of the year of record.

*     The Mildred Hearne Plaque to be presented to the local organization with the largest retention in 

         number of members.  This plaque will not be permanently retained by any local organization,

it     although it  may be awarded to the same local consecutively for an unlimited number of years.

 Any local organization with a retention rate of at least 80%, by April 30 of the current year, will

 receive a certificate.

 All awards will be based upon membership from April 30, 2007 to April 30, 2008. 

To be eligible for the above-referenced awards, a local organization must have at least five members

as of April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2008.  In order to qualify for Plus 5 Club members, the Top Recruiter

Award, and other awards, entries must be  submitted no later than May 15, 2008 , and sent to me at the

address shown below.  Information shall include:    Name(s) and membership number(s) of both the

recruiter and the new member.  All information will be verified    with BPW / USA and their records will govern eligibility.

 Please note : BPW / USA Membership Awards may have different dates than BPW / TN.

 Respectfully submitted,

 Zulfat (Zee) Suara, Membership Chair