The Knight of the Double Eagle Award

THE KNIGHT OF THE DOUBLE EAGLE AWARD

The purpose of the Knight of the Double Eagle Award is to recognize members of the Valley who are active and participate in Scottish Rite activities. All members of the Valley of Orlando are eligible to become a Knight of the Double Eagle by becoming involved in the events and activities conducted and sponsored by the Valley.

AWARD PROGRAM AND GUIDELINES

The points and guidelines for attaining points are outlined as follows:

EVENTS: Attend or participate in various events, i.e., Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal, official visit of the S.G.I.G., Reunions, Knights of Saint Andrew, work on special events associated with the Center, attend/work KCCH Investiture or 33° Coronation and other events as authorized by the Executive Committee.

MEMBERSHIP: Top line signer on a petition/affiliation; restoration of an old member.

SERVICE: Serve as an elected officer, appointed officer, chairman of a committee, work on a committee, participate in a called work party, degree participation and other activities as authorized by the Executive Committee.

EXTENDED SERVICES: After a recipient of the Double Eagle Award has received all the continuous service bars (red, white, blue, and gold), they will be eligible for extended service recognition as follows:

500 points..............
1,000 points...........
1,500 points...........
2,000 points...........
2,500 points...........
5,000 points...........
7,500 points...........
10,000 points.........
15,000 points.........

20,000 points.........

Basic medallion with ribbon
Red hanging bar
White hanging bar
Blue hanging bar
Gold hanging bar
the medallion ribbon changed to Red
the medallion ribbon changed to White
the medallion ribbon changed to Blue
a Gold double-headed eagle pin to be attached on the ribbon above the medallion
Red, White and Blue Ribbon – end of awards

GENERAL GUIDELINES: Points for the award are accumulated on a calendar year basis and the cut-off is December 31st each year. The award will normally be presented the following February. Chairmen must have all event point forms turned no later than December 31st, do not hold the forms until the end of the year turn them in after each event. Names for points in qualifying events received after that date would be applied to the next year. Points roll over from year to year until the final goal is reached.

It is the responsibility of each chairman or event leader to insure that the names of participants are forwarded so they can be certified. It is the responsibility of each participant to be sure to sign the sign-in sheet in a legible manner for each qualifying event, at the time the event takes place.

Points will be posted on the bulletin board outside of the Lodge Room before each meeting. Effective date of these guidelines, January 1, thru December 31 of each year.

POINT SCHEDULE

EVENT	100 POINTS	75 POINTS	50 POINTS	25 POINTS
Committee Chairman (C)	X
Degree Master (D)	X
Officer Elected (E)	X
Officer Elected KCCH Club (F)	X
Officer Elected Knight of Saint Andrew (G)	X
Officer Elected Scottish Rite Club (H)	X
Perfect Attendance - Regular Meetings (I)	X
Top Line Signer (J)	X
Attend 33rd Coronation (K)		X
Attend KCCH Investiture (L)		X
Called Work Party (M)		X
Degree Participation (N)		X
Restore Old Member (O)		X
Work in Kitchen during Reunions (P)		X
Attend Ceremony of Remembrance (Q)			X
Attend Feast of Tishri (R)			X
Attend Official Visit of SGIG (S)			X
Attend Reunion- Points Each Day (T)			X
Attend Scheduled Scottish Rite Lodge Visits (U)			X
Committee Member (V)			X
Officer Appointed (W)			X
Officer Appointed Knight of Saint Andrew (X)			X
Present JROTC Award (Y)			X
Work in Kitchen Regular Meeting (Z)			X
Attend Club Meeting (AA)				X
Attend KCCH Meeting (AB)				X
Attend Knight of Saint Andrew Meeting (AC)				X
Attend Regular Meeting (AD)				X