Incentive Award and Promoter of the Month Requirements

For Activities To Count

For activities of alternates and junior promoters to count, the individual must attend Seminar or Mini-Seminar. If there is a conflict with a junior promoter attending Mini-Seminar, a request in writing to attend Fall Meeting must be submitted prior to July 1, 2008 to PDPPS, Inc.

For activities of the committee to count toward incentive, a representative from the committee must attend the fall/winter meeting and the spring meeting. It does not have to be the same committee representative but it must be a member of the committee, not royalty.

Report Forms

Monthly report forms must be completed and sent to:

Junia Isiminger, Executive Director
23515 Range Road
Union City, PA 16438.

To qualify as “PROMOTER OF THE MONTH” or runner-up, the forms must be postmarked by the 7th of the following month.

The monthly reports require a listing of appearances, location, number of persons contacted, materials used and miles traveled during the month. At year-end, July 2009, a numerical summary will be required which can easily be tallied from your copies of the monthly reports. The year-end report is due by July 15, 2009. New Princesses will receive a supply of forms and instructions at Seminar. The monthly report forms should be made out in duplicate, one copy should be sent to PDPPS office, and the other should be kept for your records.

Upon successful completion of the Incentive Requirements and proper filing of the report forms, awards will be made to the County Chairperson at the annual pageant. As noted in the Dairy Princess Handbook it is recommended the Incentive Award Money go to the Princess and Alternate(s) who completed the requirements. If this program and its requirements create questions, do not hesitate to call your district coordinator or the PDPPS office.

Requirements

  Number of Appearances
 
Level 1
Level 2
School Promotions - 15 points

15

30

School children are at a very influential age and are an important target audience for dairy promotion. School promotions are to be counted by NUMBER of presentations made.

Examples: scout troops, Sunday School classes, library story hour, farm tours for children and presentations at PA All-American may be included in this category.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Media
 24 36

(NEWSPAPER ARTICLES /RADIO and TV APPEARANCES)
 - Non-farm papers: 10 points
 - Farm Papers: 5 points
 - Radio Spots: 5 points
 - Interview/Talk Show: 10 points

For newspapers:
A copy of the article that was submitted to the paper and the name of the contact person submitted to must be submitted with the incentive report.

News articles should be written and published. Emphasis should be on local papers, but high school newspapers, church newsletters or other organizational newsletters may also be included. A princess may write her own or use the news releases sent to her throughout the year or a combination of both. Mention of appearances at events or photos without copy written by or quoting the princess will not count.

For radio spots and TV appearances:
These should be counted by the number of actual interviews or tapings made (not the number of times the spot is played).
 
Level 1
Level 2
State Events (Additional requirements)
 required required

A County Princess must:
 - Attend Training Seminar
 - Participate in the State Pageant
 - File the required monthly reports and summary sheets

    
 
Level 1
Level 2
Store/Mall Promotions
 10 18

  - Store Promotion: 10 points
A 4-6 hour promotion conducted in a store where dairy products are available for sale.

 - Mall Promotion: 7 points
An activity conducted for public relations purposes in a mall, bank, Town Square, or other public place. May include PDPPS, Inc. requested appearances such as Farm Show, June Dairy Month activities, etc.

 - Fair Promotion: 4 points
(i.e. working fair stand including milkshake, ice cream, T-shirt sales)

NOTE: Each day of promotion should be counted as one appearance even though both Princess AND Alternate attend at same time. Exception: Girls attending PDPPS requested events – credit will be given for each person attending.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Non-Farm Meetings
 6 12
Speech: 15 points

Appearance only: 5 points
This important classification includes presentations to women’s clubs, service clubs, senior citizen’s groups and PTA’s. Also included would be non-dairy farm meetings, i.e. Extension or 4-H, etc. Serving as a guide on a farm tour at a Farm City Day may also be included @ 10 points.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Farm Meetings
 3 5

Speech: 10 points

Appearance Only: 5 points
Included here would be dairy related meetings – Breed Associations, DHIA banquets, Dairy 4-H, etc.
 
Level 1
Level 2
Special Events - 2 points
 3 5
This is the “fun” group including fairs, parades, 1st baby presentations, distributing ribbons at a dairy show, etc.