Leadership & ProgramFor Leaders & On-Hill Trainers
Writing Effective Awards
Recognize your great patrollers.
Great awards start with great stories. In this practical session, participants will learn how to turn meaningful patrol contributions into clear, compelling nominations that help deserving patrollers receive the recognition they have earned.
We'll cover what award reviewers need to see, how to organize evidence, how to describe impact without exaggeration, and how to avoid common pitfalls that weaken otherwise strong submissions.
What you'll learn
- How to identify the strongest patrol contributions and turn them into a compelling award story
- What award reviewers look for when evaluating nominations
- How to organize evidence so the nomination is clear, credible, and persuasive
- How to describe impact honestly while avoiding common mistakes that weaken submissions