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CHAPTER 7
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Now that you have decided on the layout of your newsletter and the content, what is next? Being an editor is a fulfilling and time consuming job. And although your Region or Chapter appreciate your hard work, it is also nice to receive some outside recognition. The answer is to submit your publication to the AACA Publications Committee for enrollment and evaluation in the Newsletter Achievement Awards Program (NAAP). 2007 will be the first year for this program. It was adopted by the Publications Committee in 2006 at the suggestion of Mal Newbourne of Florida, Editor for the Naples-Marco Island Region. A 26-item form has been developed which provides varying amounts of points toward Merit, Distinction, Excellence and Master Editor Awards. There will be no more guessing as to what you need to do, and how well you have to do it, to achieve the desired award. What could be simpler or more fair then that? But remember what the lottery people say, “You’ve got to play to win.” In other words when you receive your entry letter next year, make certain you return it to enter into the 2007 Awards Program. That is Step One. 7.1 Enrollment Every AACA region or chapter that publishes a newsletter is eligible to enroll in the NAAP, which is sponsored by the AACA Publications Committee. NAAP registration forms are sent each year by national headquarters to the editor listed on the Officer Reporting Form. If you don't have a newsletter, and thus don't have an editor, the form will be mailed to your president. NAAP rules and judging criteria are included with the form. A completed entry form must be returned to national headquarters and the Vice-President of Publications each year. Even if your newsletter was entered in previous years, it will not be entered in the current year unless the entry form is returned. A copy of each issue of your newsletter must be mailed to national headquarters as well to several members of the Publications Committee. The name and address of these individuals are printed each year in the Rummage Box, on the AACA editor’s discussion forum found on the AACA Website (http://www.aaca.org) and are also included in the NAAP registration package mailed to your club. 7.2 Evaluation The Publications Committee meets near the end of the year to select winners in four categories: Award of Merit, Award of Distinction, Award of Excellence, and the highest award, the Master Editor award. There may be multiple winners in each of the four categories. Each issue of your newsletter is evaluated on its value to your region, effort, originality, interest, timeliness, plan of presentation, and overall quality by comparing it to a standardized scoring sheet. The most heavily weighted criterion is your effort to serve the needs of your members. The Publications Committee recognizes that small regions or chapters can't afford large expensive publications filled with photographs; they take that into account, to assure that the smaller publications have the opportunity to compete on an equal footing with the newsletters blessed with larger budgets. The point system is used to further evaluate newsletters already judged to be in the Excellent category for the Master Editor award. 7.3 NAAP Score Form LAYOUT: Plus 45 POINTS ITEM VALUE (+) 1. AACA Logo on the Cover 05 2. Cover Page Layout (00 to10) 10 MAX
3. Layout in two/three columns versus one 4. Photos present somewhere in the newsletter 10+ 5 bonus points to be added to initial score of 10 with -
A. The use of one or more color photos in the 5. Photo Quality overall (00 to 05) 05 MAX
6. Region or Chapter Logo used on Cover, plus CONTENT: PLUS 155 POINTS ITEM VALUE (+)
7.Articles meant for reading interest to members
8. Articles reprinted from other Region/Chapter 9. Calendar of Meetings and Events 10+
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- Calendar includes events of nearby B - Calendar includes events of National AACA 05 10. Large ads for upcoming Region/Chapter events 11. Member Story (about anything car related,
Either—A.
Original work, written by OR –B. Compiled or written by -if Editor adds pictures to story (+05)
12. Overall quality of newsletter 13. Number of pages in the newsletter,
14. Published Minutes of meetings 05
15. Reports on past local events, including those
16. Reports on National AACA rules, judging, 17. Reprints from the Rummage Box 10 18. Something from the Editor 10 19. Words from the President 10 DEDUCTIONS ITEM VALUE (-)
20. Cover Page Does Not List Region/Chapter Name, 21. Cover Page Does Not Show a Month and Year (-)25
22. Pages mailed
letter
style, unattached by a
23. Over 25% of newsletter pages are commercial disqualifications
24. Newsletter contains foul language, sexual, and
25. Newsletter contains political comment,
26. Newsletter contains religious innuendo or 7.4 SCORES FOR AWARDS The MAXIMUM SCORE IS 200. Nobody is actually expected to make 200, but it gives editors a point of reference so that they will be able to determine for themselves what the levels of achievement are that they might want to strive to attain.
To be considered for an award, an editor must publish and mail a minimum of 4 issues a year. Also, 75% of the number of newsletters listed by the editor on the NAAP entry form must be published and received by National headquarters. 7.5 enewsletters (e-mailed) Newsletters that are mailed electronically via email to
7.6 Presentation of Awards The awards are presented each February at the AACA Annual Business Meeting in Philadelphia. At the Annual Meeting's General Session, certificates bearing the name of the newsletter and the names of the region or chapter president and editor are awarded in the Merit, Distinction, and Excellence categories. The Master Editor award, which is presented at the Annual Meeting's Awards Banquet, is an engraved plaque bearing a miniature brass typewriter. Awards which are not picked up in Philadelphia are mailed to the region or chapter editor. 7.7 Ann S. Eady Memorial Award
Judging for the Eady award is done by the National Publications Committee, and the winner is announced at the Annual Meeting's Awards Banquet. The following is a list of Ann Eady award winners:
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The Ann S. Eady Memorial Award is a special award
presented each year to an editor whose service to region or chapter and to
AACA as a whole best exemplifies the spirit of the late Ann Eady, whose work
as editor of the Southeastern Region AACA's award-winning
Peachtree Parade touched many individuals. 
