This year there were 11
recipients including 2 security guards, 2 teachers, 2 supermarket supervisors,
a personal assistant, a secretary receptionist, a beverages and catering
manager, an artist and a team leader.
Their employers ranged from a primary school, beautification trust, real
estate agency, supermarket, shopping centre, Local Board and a golf club.
Nominations came as a result of
personal contact with employers known to members, a mail-out to local
businesses with a personal follow up and from approaching a school principal
who presented a speech to the club earlier in the year.
We all know that every business
has staff members who are always excelling at their jobs or going outside the
square to ensure that the duties they have been allocated are finished both
accurately and on time. These same employees may also be choosing to help other
employees with their tasks. Many
businesses value these employees, but due to financial restraints or company
policies, are unable to reward them for their extra efforts.
The idea behind our Pride of Workmanship Awards is to help them
recognise these employees and each year we select a small group of local
companies to participate in these awards. The employers nominate their staff member
with a short resume of what they do and why they are nominating them. They are all automatically accepted by the
club and certificates are printed and framed.
It is not a competition.
The presentation event itself is
attended by the employer and nominated employee plus any other employees the
business wishes to bring or even family members. We have our normal meal, we pay for the
employee and the employer pays for themselves and any other people they bring
along.
We have a short speech on what we
do in Rotary, a keynote speaker on a related topic and then the presentation of
certificates with the employer telling us why they have nominated the person.
It’s a great night where we all
recognise excellence and the recipients go home feeling very appreciated. We recommend it to all clubs.
