The deadline to enter the annual the Col. Marvin J. Harris Communications Award Contest is Feb. 1. Council and chapter leaders can submit entries in two categories of competition: 1) print newsletters and electronic newsletters and 2) websites.

Please submit one package, which includes the following materials:

• the communications award checklist;

• completed score sheets for each category you are entering;

• one electronic or scanned sample of your print newsletter (if you are entering a print newsletter in the Print and E-Newsletters Category); and

• one electronic or scanned sample of each communications product you would like considered for extra credit. (Please review the extra credit sections of the Print and E-Newsletters Category and the Websites Category, which indicates the materials — such as recruiting brochures, membership directories, email legislative alerts, etcetera — you should include with your submission. In the Websites Category, the judges will verify your affiliate’s use of social media and the MOAA logo using the materials you provide.)

*Electronic or scanned copies of printed material are preferred and should be sent to awards@moaa.org. If you must mail your submission, your package should be sent to MOAA, Chapters and Councils, ATTN: Communications Awards Contest, 201 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314.

View complete instructions and the Communications Award Checklist on MOAA’s website.