Name and briefly describe up to three (3) major Community Programs conducted or hosted by your Council.
Do not list the mandatory Helping Hands program in this section.
NOTE: Credit for youth contests requires the council to submit a participation form to the State Community Director. To receive credit for youth events: The council must submit a participation form to State Community Director. The council must have at least 1 youth participate in the event. Events include: Free Throw Contest; Soccer Challenge; and Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest. Councils should also send the forms to the Supreme Council.
Supreme's recommended Community Programs include: Coats for Kids; Global Wheelchair Mission; Habitat for Humanity; Disaster Preparedness; Free Throw Contest, Catholic Citizen Essay Contest; and Soccer Challenge.
Councils are permitted to report programs that are not part of the recommended group as long as the program is a significant Community program.
Directors may deduct points for each program that is not a major or significant program consistent with the Columbian Award requirements.
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