1. THE NEPAL LAMP FOR LITERACY
The Nepal Prayer Lamp is awarded annually to the Club that raises the most money for the literacy programme. Awarded in 2010 to Warkworth. Warkworth's donation to the literacy fund was $500

2. ALIX HAYWOOD AWARD FOR BEST CLUB NEWSLETTER
This award is presented at Conference to the club which is judged to have displayed the best standard of communication during the previous year, primarily through the club newsletter. Awarded in 2010 to Hibiscus Coast - Hibiscus Coast fulfilled all the criteria and portrayed their club well. It looked like they put some extra thought into the content and had articles for example on their club history or relevant issues.

3. THE HARRISON-LEE CANDLESTICK
The Harrison-Lee Candlestick is awarded annually to the Club that has achieved the highest percentage increase in membership.
Awarded in 2010 to Huntly and DistrictHuntly and District membership increased by 27%

4. JEAN PARK COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Community Achievement Award Each year many BPW Clubs have a positive input into their local communities by instigating actions and practical support for various organizations. This not only benefits the organizations and the people associated with them but the BPW Club locally and nationally as well. This award is presented annually to the club that contributes the most to their local community during the past year, recognising the efforts that the members put into being an active part of their community.This award will consider both annual projects as well as new initiatives.Awarded in 2010 to Huntly and District Huntly and District have been running their Arts Fashion show and Exhibition for many years now. The professionalism of the show and the reach it has in the community has grown immensely. It has very good buy-in from the community and a wide audience reach. This year a waiting list for tickets had to be established after the 500 tickets sold out in two days. It takes over 18 months to organise and has 100% involvement from the club. It also receives funding and support from the Waikato District Council. The exposure that BPW receives in the community is huge with not only radio and newspaper but this year also through television.The show has given the club a real focus and a great way for members to develop their skills and a positive venue for recruiting new members.

5. BROOKER MARKETING AWARD
This is a trophy presented at Conference each year to a Club that has been the most effective in marketing BPW through an activity they have completed in the current year. Awarded in 2010 to FranklinFranklin took the opportunity of their 25th Anniversary to show-case their club to the community. They built on the road show idea, producing a profile of all their club presidents which they used in conjunction with the Road show on display for three days at the entrance to the Franklin Library. A table displaying BPW information was manned by BPW volunteers for the whole three days, before dismantling and erecting at the Franklin Club which was the venue for the 25th Anniversary celebrations. Tickets for the 25th Anniversary celebration were sold to the community at large and not just to BPW members.The profiling of the club outside the library in the Franklin centre provided members a real opportunity to talk with the community about what BPW does and showcase what BPW has achieved in 70 years.

6. DAPHNE CHAPMAN AWARD
The Daphne Chapman Award is awarded annually by the Federation to a member for the promotion of the image of BPW New Zealand. This includes actions which may have been undertaken within the Club, local or national community, which promote the vision of BPW New Zealand.The nominee needs to show how the skills of communication, leadership, training, and originality have been used.Awarded in 2010 to Carolyn SavageCarolyn has been a member of BPW for five years and during that time she has made a huge contribution to the organisation. She has been involved within her club holding positions of responsibility in four of the five years since she has joined starting out as events convener rising through to 1st vice president in 2009. She has activity encouraged her club to participate in the Keys to Achievement programme and lead a very successful White ribbon day campaign in the Franklin Community.Nationally Carolyn has been Marketing Convener and Co-ordinator BPW NZ 70th Anniversary Road Show. She attended BPW Congress in Mexico in 2008. Carolyn is currently 1st VP for BPW NZ.

7. ANNE TODD BELL AWARD (Issues Award) This Award is presented to the BPW Club that has most actively pursued an issue which improves the status of women Awarded in 2010 to - Auckland for Challenges of Migration - coping with Cultural Diversity.BPW Auckland has an ongoing project which centres round cooking classes for migrant women. This year they took it to another level and introduced Cultural Sharing.Their aim was to learn as much as possible from the migrant and refugee participants about their cultures in order to have more effective cultural interactions.Each ethnic group within the cooking class group was invited to share their culture after the cooking session and to provide a cultural exhibition displaying items such as their national flag, arts and crafts, traditional clothing, country profile and pictures of their home country.Eva Ritcher BPW International Permanent UN Representative presented BPW Auckland's cooking and friendship project to the UN Committee on Migration, reporting back that they were amazed at how simple yet how profound the conception was and how many ramifications it had for advocacy in the area of migration.Also the UN NGO Committee on Social development believes that this project can be replicated in other countries.

8. CLUB OF THE YEAR
This Award is given to the club that has best demonstrated the Aims of BPW over the past year. Awarded in 2010 to AucklandAuckland has such a clear focus of where they are going as a club it was a unanimous decision from those who judged it.Auckland's secret is its clear business plan which is put together each year. It is easy to follow and to clear to see if objectives have been met. Roles of responsibility are clearly laid out so each member knows who is responsible for what. This can be measured and the boxes ticked when the objectives are met. They complete the plan by backing up what they did with supporting evidence from reports within their clubs minutes and monthly newsletter.Their business plan could become a model for other clubs throughout the country. It is clear and simple to follow and could easily be adapted for any club.

9. SPECIAL AWARD
The Awards evening was completed with a special award. This was a new award - Badge of Honour - awarded for the first time to Colleen Brooker. Colleen was surprised but delighted to receive the Badge of Honour.Full details will appear shortly.