Northern California’s Premier Professional
Photographers Association.
PPC
Service Medal
The Professional Photographers of California Service Award is designed to recognize members who are active within the organization. It is achieved by earning merits doing work that provides a service to our association and to the photographic community.
The silver service medallion may be worn at all photographic functions, while making presentations, and displayed prominently in your office/studio, etc.
This Award is designed to demonstrate to your peers and customers your expertise and efforts to improve your profession. In other words, it can be used as a real marketing tool for your business. Once you have earned 25 service merits you will receive the silver service medallion and certificate at the annual PPC Dinner and Awards event, which is held at the Western States Convention in Pasadena.
Once you have earned your service medallion and continue to earn merits, then you will receive service bars for each 25 service merits you earn.
You can earn merits for virtually everything you do in helping PPC function, and even by serving within your own affiliate.
SCHEDULE OF MERITS - 2009
STATE OFFICERS (per year)
President – 5
Chairman of the Board – 3
Committee Chairman – 2
Officers – 3
STATE CONVENTION/ESTERN STATES CONVENTION
Convention Chairman – 5
Assistant Chairman – 4
Print Judge – 3
Workshop/Program Speaker – 3
Committee Chairman – 3
Committee Worker – 1
Participant in Affiliate Print Display – 1
Affiliate Print Display Chairman – 3
Participation in Affiliate Convention Meeting – 1
WEST COAST SCHOOL
Chairman, Board of Directors – 5
Director – 2 (per session)
Coordinator – 2, Yellow Jacket – 2
Assistant/Model – 1 (per session)
Full Day Workshop Speaker – 2 (per session)
Full Week Instructor – 3 (per session)
Full Week Student – 2 (max. 2 per year)
PPC MAGAZINE
Magazine Editor – 5 (per year)
Author of Non-Illustrated Published Article – 2
Author of Illustrated Published Article – 4
Newsletter Editor – 2 (per year)
GENERAL
Affiliate President – 2
Affiliate Vice-President – 1
Affiliate Editor – 5 (8 issues min.)
Affiliate Monthly Speaker – 1 (per program)
Affiliate Workshop Speaker, Full-Day – 2
Affiliate Workshop Speaker, Half-Day – 1
Affiliate Workshop Chairman, Full Day or More – 2
State Print Competition Judge – 1
Representative at State Board Meeting – 1
Special Olympics Volunteer, 4 Hours – 1 (per event)
Affiliate Webmaster – 2 (per year)
SERVICE AWARD REQUIREMENTS - 2009
Twenty-five (25) merits are required for this award.
A recipient of the award, however, must have been a member for the period of three continuous years prior to receiving it.
No Exhibition (Fellowship) merits will be counted towards the Service Award and no Service merits will be counted towards the Fellowship Award.
The Fellowship Award and Service Awards may be received in the same year, provided all the requirements for both are fully met.
Individuals not sure of their earned Service Award Merits, or who question the awarding of Merits, must submit written questions to the Committee Chairman.
No merits shall be awarded for participation in any PPA sponsored activity unless otherwise specified in these articles.
No Merits will be awarded for any activity for which the individual is a paid employee of Professional
Photographers of California.
Individuals must apply for the Service Award Merits with application forms obtained from the State Office, the Service Chairman or by completing the submission form online at www.prophotoca.com.
Service Merits are reported on a quarterly basis – either electronically on the PPC website or by submitting a hard copy form. The PDF form can be downloaded from the "Members Only" section, printed, completed and mailed to:
Julie Diebolt Price
8502 E. Chapman Ave #444
Orange, CA 92869
OR the completed form may be scanned and emailed to jdp@prophotoca.com.
If you have questions about the PPC Service Award, contact Julie Diebolt Price, Committee Chairperson, at jdp@prophotoca.com.
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS of the NORTH VALLEY