Skål Club of the Year
Skål International, with more than 12602 members, entailing of industry’s Managers and Executives, meet at Local, National, Regional and International levels to do business among friends throughout more than 312 Skål Clubs along 84 countries.
Skål International annually convenes the Skål International Club of the Year Award, aimed at public recognition of those clubs that have stood out for their activity inside and outside the organisation, as well as for their work under the values of Skål International.
The Skål International Club of the Year Award will be governed by the following rules:
All Skål Clubs worldwide that meet all the requirements listed below. Headquarters will carry on a thorough revision to determine the eligible Clubs each year, who will be invited to participate in the Skål Club of the Year Award.
1. Payment of annual membership fees made by the Club by 31 March.
2. Net increase of 10% in membership or a minimum of 10 new members for Clubs with more than 100 members (from 1 April 2021 to 30 April of current year).
3. Voting delegate at two Skål International Annual General Assemblies in the past five years.
4. Contribution to the Florimond Volckaert Fund or the Membership Development Fund (from 1 January 2021 to 30 April of current year).
5. That the Club is active in at least one social media platform such as Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
The eligible Clubs will be invited to produce a 2:30 minutes video outlining their achievements, initiatives to recruit or retain their membership, promote the Skål brand or their charity, sustainable or other activities undertaken from 1 January to 31 December 2021. The videos must be received at Headquarters not later than 31 July 2022.
Eligible Clubs worldwide will be invited to vote electronically for the Club they consider should be declared the winner.
Clubs will be allowed to vote for a Club in their own country, if they so wish.
Clubs with less than ten members or with outstanding debts over EUR 200 on 31July will not be allowed to vote.
Senior Vice President Juan Ignacio Steta, Interim Vice President Hulya Aslantas and Senior Director Marja Eela-Kaskinen will make up a panel of judges representing the Executive Board. Each of them will vote individually. Suppose a Club from a country of one of the jury members is among the Clubs nominated to compete. In that case, another member of the EB will deputize in order of seniority.
The Club getting the highest combined score will be declared ‘Skål Club of the Year 2021/2022'.
The winners' announcement will take place during the 81st Skål World Congress that will be held in Kvarner, Croatia, from 13 to 18 October 2022. The Club winner will receive the Michael O'Flynn Perpetual Trophy and a certificate valid for a free Double Congress registration in First Class for the 2023 Skål World Congress. Airfare excluded.
Timeline 2022 Skål Club of the Year
4 jUNE
Eligible Clubs are invited to participate
31 july
Deadline for submission of videos to Headquarters
15 august at 0:00
to 14 september AT 23:45 CET
Online voting period by Clubs worldwide
13-18 OCTOBER
Official announcement of the winner