STEP BY STEP GUIDE

License Agreement
Return the license agreement and the annual license fee to ATHENA International. This gives your organization permission to use the ATHENA copyrighted materials and protects the quality and integrity of the ATHENA Award® Program.

ATHENA Liaison
Choose a point person to oversee the ATHENA Award® Program in your community.

Planning Committee
This group oversees the logistics, publicity, sponsor recruitment and Recipient selections.

Event Date
Inform ATHENA International of the date for your ATHENA Award presentation.

Local Sponsorship
National underwriters often sponsor local ATHENA Award events in the communities they serve. While they are always offered the first invitation for local sponsorship, securing additional sponsors is encouraged. Many communities offer multiple sponsorships using tiered levels.

Local Publicity
Encourage the local sponsor(s) and organizational partners to promote the event in all of their advertising and press releases. Provide written press releases for this purpose.

Call For Nominations
Utilize your community’s resources to reach as many people as possible when seeking nominees for the ATHENA Award.

Selection Committee
The duty of this group is to review the nominations and through a series of discussions and written ballots determine the award Recipient.

ATHENA Sculpture
Order your sculpture using the form provided when you renew your annual license.

Gifts
Order gifts from the ATHENA Merchandise line for your Recipient and nominees.

Sculpture Engraving
Once the name of the Recipient is known, arrange to have the brass plate on the sculpture engraved.

Keynote Speaker
Arrange for a speaker to deliver an address and congratulate your Recipient.

Presentation Follow-Up
Send a sample of your program materials to ATHENA International for inclusion in our database. Include nominee, Recipient and event information.

ATHENA International Leadership Conference
Send your Recipient to the annual conference for networking and professional growth opportunities.

 

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