QUESTER QUARTERLY: Available under the Members > Newsletter > Quester Quarterly Tab
2019 FOUNDER'S AWARD TOPIC:
"Those Magnificent Hotels and The Railroads That Built Them"
Entries should be sent to International Headquarters, postmarked by March 1, if sent via USPS, or received by 11:50 p.m. EST on March 1, if emailed. Entries that are sent hard copy (via mail) should be addressed to: Founder's Award Entry, The Questers, 210 Quince Street, Philadelphia, PA 10107-5534. Electronic copies (.pdf format) should be submitted to the office administrator at questers210@questers1944.org. The Office Administrator will review each entry, remove all indications of the author's identity, and give each entry a code before sending it to the Founder's Award Committee Chairman for review by the Reading Committee.
Founder's Award papers are prepared following the same guidelines as study papers. The winner of Founder’s Award is selected by an anonymous committee; the chairman is appointed by the International President. The papers are read and scored, and winners are announced at the International Convention luncheon. Besides the framed certificate and engraved silver plate, the author's name and the title of the winning study paper is entered (in calligraphy) in a leather-bound book at Headquarters for all visitors to see.
Complete rules are available on the Members > Resources > Founder's Award tab or by contacting the office administrator, JoAnn Longo, at questers210@questers1944.org or by phone at 215-923-5183.
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#1512 Road Runners Sun City, AZ Chartered in 2/01/17
#1513 As Time Goes By Montclair , NJ Chartered in 3/24/17
#1514 Hattie Strother Anacortes, WA Chartered in 5/12/17
#1515 White Mountains Springerville, AZ Chartered in 11/07/17
#1516 Sea Glass Brick, NJ Chartered in 11/16/17
#1517 Walnut Creek Clive, IA Chartered in 03/19/18
#1518 Helz-A-Poppin Buckeye, AZ Chartered in 03/21/18
2018 FOUNDER'S AWARD WINNERS
The 2018 Founder's Award topic was "Missouri: Gateway to the Wild West." Three Founder's Award papers were recognized at the 2018 International Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
First Place Winner: "Missouri: Gateway to the West," by Karen Brichford, Sand Hill #79, Farmington Hills, MI.
Second Place Winner: "Missouri: Gateway to the West -- Wagon Trains, Emigrants and Children," by Carol Tinkey, Chautaugua Circuit #889, Mason City, IA.
Third Place Winner: "Missouri: Western Gateway," by Lois Rosenow, Palatki #1406, Sedona, AZ.
The award-winning papers are available for download at Members > Resources > Founder's Award.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE:
April 30-May 2, 2019 (Middle of Week) May 1-3, 2020 May 14-16, 2021
Caesars Windsor Omni Interlocken Resort Best Western Ramkota
Ontario, Canada Broomfield, Colorado Rapid City, South Dakota
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
JoAnn Longo 215-923-5183 questers210@questers1944.org