Free downloadable stock certificate

Leader resources

RECOGNITION RESOURCES

With the traditional recognition season just around the corner, check out these resources for tools, supplies, and ideas to enhance your recognition efforts.

National Association for Employee Recognition

Although created for folks interested in employee recognition, this association's website has a wealth of ideas that can be adapted to a school environment including a listing of low-cost/no-cost recognition ideas, keeping the "zing" in recognition, and ideas for empowering excellence through recognition.

www. recognition. org

Baudville

Baudville features a wide variety of recognition and motivation products in both print and electronic versions. Their ePraise progam is a customizable way to send e-cards directly to recipients' mailboxes and track the number of cards sent of each type. More traditional certificates, cards, and other print materials are colorful and youth-oriented.

www.baudville.com

Badge-a-Minit

Create your own customized 2-1/4" or 3" buttons to recognize students with a button-making machine from Badge-a-Minit. The website also features a collection of ideas for putting the button-- making machine to good use. www.badgeaminit.com

Awesome Cyber Cards

Create and send free animated e-cards, virtual flowers, fireworks, and unique award certificates complete with musical accompaniment from this website.

www.awesomecards. com

SmartDraw

With SmartDraw's readymade templates you can quickly create beautiful certificates, gift cards, flyers, invitations, newsletters, calendars, charts, and more! Quickly and easily customize them with built-in clip-art graphics and border templates or add your own. Try it free for 30 days.

www.smartdraw. com/specials/award-gift-certificates.asp? id=29630

Crown Awards

Traditional trophies, plaques, medals, certificates, and more can be obtained from this awards supplier.

www.crownawards.com

successories

Successories has a unique col lection of themed merchandise that is designed to promote a positive outlook, celebrate human achievement, and inspire excellence.

www.successories. com

Shape Cutting Systems

Hand operated letter and shape cutting systems to create a wide variety of cut-outs can be obtained from Accu-Cut Systems (www.accucut.com) and Ellison Educational Equipment (www.ellison-inc.com).

Oriental Trading Company

A perennial favorite of student activity advisers, this company features a wide assortment of inexpensive novelty items and decorations.

www.oriental.com

The Pin Man

This company specializes in custom and stock lapel pins and other custom imprintables.

www.thepinman.com

U.S. Toy Company

Decorating, novelty and seasonal supplies at low prices are a feature of this company.

www.ustoy.com

ONLINE THIS

MONTH

The ABCs of Saying Thanksan article from Leadership's archives with ideas for expressing appreciation.

Way to Go! Turn Your School into a Feel Good Place-an article from Leadership's archives with low-cost ideas for making a positive difference in the school's climate.

Suggested activities for National Student Leadership Week (NSLW)

Downloadable mini poster, certificate, locker sign, and bumper sticker for NSLWthese will be in the member-- only adviser zone, so have your membership number handy when signing on.

Recognition ideas in the Idea Exchange

Join discussions on the messages boards in the areas of:

Student Activities General Forum-the place to discuss issues that are relevant to any student activity, from fundraising to spirit, recruiting members to teambuilding, and more!

NHS and NJHS-the place to discuss topics that are specific to working with Honor Society chapters.

Student Council-the place to discuss topics that are specific to working with student councils.