Scrapbook Contest

District 4-A1 Chairperson: Carrie Guadagnolo
Email: guadagnolo.carrie@gmail.com

The following are the proposed rules for the Scrapbook Contest. The rules will now include a digital scrapbook. Italic print identifies proposed changes.

MD-4 SCRAPBOOK CONTEST RULES:

The VDG Partners in attendance shall judge the scrapbook contest at the first Council Meeting (Organizational, August) after the International Convention.

The following rules for judging shall be followed.

  1. District Clubs have the option of submitting a Digital via a USB/Thumb drive or Hard Cover Scrapbook.
  2. Only winners of the individual district level contest shall be eligible. District’s or Club President’s scrapbook or yearbook may be entered in the contest.
  3. The President’s year shall begin with his/her election and will end on June 30th of the following year.
  4. There will be three awards for the MD-4 contest: a winner and two honorable mentions. Awards will be presented at the MD-4 Convention.
  5. Lions, not professionals, shall have prepared the scrapbook. This applies to both Digital and Hard Cover.
  6. The Scrapbook will be divided and judged in eight categories in the following order:

DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK

Rules for the judging of Digital Scrapbook:
The maximum time allowed for each yearbook is 5 minutes in a loop with a maximum 60 slides (each slide for 5 second duration). The yearbook will be identified on the first slide with the club name, names of officers, and yearbook chairperson.

Scrapbooks to be judged:

a. Cover slide: Creativity, inclusion of required information, and overall appearance …….. 10 pts
b. Local Community Service …….. 10 pts
c. District Service Activities …….. 10 pts
d. MD-4 Activities …….. 10 pts
e. International Activities …….. 10 pts
f. Youth Activities …….. 10 pts
g. News Media Coverage …….. 10 pts
h. Club Social Activities …….. 10 pts
Total …….. 100 pts

HARD COVER YEARBOOK

Maximum cover size is 19″ X 25″

  1. The scrapbook will be identified with the district, club name and officers, and scrapbook chairperson on the first page before the table of contents.
    Scrapbooks to be judged:
    a. Organization and Table of Contents (7); General Appearance (3) …….. 10 pts
    b. Local Community Service …….. 10 pts
    c. District Service Activities …….. 10 pts
    d. MD-4 Activities …….. 10 pts
    e. International Activities …….. 10 pts
    f. Youth Activities …….. 10 pts
    g. News Media Coverage …….. 10 pts
    h. Club Social Activities …….. 10 pts
    Total ……..100 pts
  2. Hard Cover: Each section must be tabbed for ease of judging and comparison;
    Digital: Each section must have an intro slide to that section.
  3. The only photos to be considered in judging will be those telling a story of a project, etc. Other pictures will be judged on the general appearance of the book.
  4. Scrapbooks are to be displayed in the same order as their evaluation forms, by district.
  5. No other Lions will be permitted in the room while the judging is in progress.
  6. Three (3) hours will be allowed for the judging of the books.
  7. The book is a year’s history of the club, and should be interesting, informative and be a book the president will be proud to receive as a tribute to his/her leadership for the year.