PURPOSE
The 2010 NARA Awards will recognize those projects and efforts focused on meeting the demands of active, mature adults across the country. Projects will be reviewed and judged on their ability to meet basic project parameters of age-qualified and age restricted housing, such as market demand, aging-in-place design, budget and services. Promotional materials will be judged on originality, design flair, creativity and ability to meet targeted objectives. (Age-qualified means that a community is designed at least partly with a 50+ person in mind and has features that appeal to an older consumer. Included, of course, are all communities restricted to people 55+).

ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
To be eligible for most of the 2010 NARA Awards, the age qualified/age restricted community must have completed construction and be operational after January 1, 2010. Awards for the “Proposed Project” communities shall have completed the design phase of the construction documents or shall currently be under construction. Project owners, developers, architects, design professionals, operators, marketing consultants and contractors are welcome to submit awards applications. Award winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on October 21, 2010 at the 2010 NARA Conference to be held in at the Columbia Conventional Center in Columbia SC. www.retirementlivingnews.com

DEADLINE
All entry applications, fees and photographs must be received not later than 12 noon on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The deadline is final. The entry form (appears at the end of this Call for Entries) and appropriate entry fees must be mailed in advance to NARA Awards, P.O. Box 11968, Charlotte, NC 28220. Please make entry fees payable to NARA. If you have any questions, call the NARA offices at (888)742-7362 or fax your inquiries to (704)631-4629. All entry materials will become the property of NARA and will not be returned.

ENTRY FEES
$65 per category per entry.
A separate entry form must accompany each submission Marketing/Advertising Awards:
1. Best Logo
2. Best Community Brochure
3. Best Direct Mail Piece/Overall Direct Mail Campaign
4. Best Black and White Print Advertisement
5. Best Color Print Advertisement
6. Best Radio Commercial
7. Best Television Commercial
8. Best Sales Center
9. Best Design Center
10. Best Special Promotion/Event
11. Best Website Targeting 55+ Consumer

Special Recognition:
Best Active Adult/Retirement Industry Sales and Marketing Professional

1. Entries must include the following:
   Design/Build Awards
   Completed Entry Form and Entry Fees.
2. Description of your project. This must include a location plan, showing the site in relation to its surroundings. Also include a layout plan, with north point and scale clearly marked and showing the relationship of the project buildings to all other buildings and landscaping on the site. The extent of the project should be outlined in red.
3. Photographs of the existing project (if available) to the extent that judges get a good feel for all phases of the development and the scope of the development.
4. A 300-word summary of the development, including aesthetics, building process, amenities and any other thought process that was considered in producing a superior project.
   

Marketing/Advertising Awards

1. Completed Entry Form and Entry Fees.
2. Three samples of the advertisement, including video, tape or print advertisement.
3. A 300-500 word description of how the advertisement was used, what objectives were sought and what results were achieved.

Special Recognition Award

Best Active Adult/Retirement Sales and Marketing
Professional in the Carolinas award entries must include
the following:

1. Completed Entry Form and Entry Fees.
2. A 350-500 description of the objectives met, results achieved and accomplishments gained while this person has worked for his/her organization. Any anecdotal evidence supporting this person, including obstacles overcome, growth in his/her position and exceptional effort committed to being successful is encouraged. This award will be given based on achievement that is deemed exceptional for the industry, company and the development.

JUDGING
Each entry will be judged by a panel of distinguished and experienced members of the active adult housing, homebuilding and and/or retirement housing industry. Judges will consist of NARA participants and speakers who have been engaged in the industry. Gold, Silver and Honorable Mention Award winners will be announced and recognized at the 2010 NARA Conference at an awards reception. All winners will be notified in advance and are encouraged to be present at the awards presentation.
*Note: Gold, Silver and Honorable Mention Awards may or may not be awarded in every category, at the discretion of the Judging Committee and NARA Officials and based on the number of submittals.

SUBMISSION MATERIAL
Below, please find the required materials to include with each submission. All fees for each entry must be received before the final deadline.

ENTRY CATEGORIES
(PLEASE CIRCLE THE NUMBERS OF ALL THAT YOU WILL BE ENTERING)
Design/Build Awards:

1. Best Overall Active Adult/Retirement Community
2. Small Active Adult/Retirement Community
   (200 units or less)
3. Best Large Active Adult/Retirement Community
   (more than 200 units)
4. Best Proposed Active Adult/Retirement Community
5. Best Proposed Clubhouse/Community Center
6. Best Clubhouse/Community Center
7. Best Remodeling and/or expansion of an existing
   Community
8. Best Proposed Continuing Care Retirement Community
   (CCRC)
9. Best Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
10. Best Home Design
11. “Green” Home/Development Award
    (Best Use of Green Building Techniques)
12. Best Amenities in an Active Adult/Retirement community