APA local chapters go the extra mile to show their NPW spirit. Chapters promote the importance of payroll and community by organizing events to teach paycheck basics to young adults during Money Matters National Education Day, donate items to local charities, and educate their communities on the impact of the payroll withholding system. Here are the top chapters whose NPW passion led them to succeed in the chapter contests!
Chapter Photo Contest
The annual Chapter Photo Contest gives APA’s local chapters the opportunity to share their payroll spirit and capture their NPW enthusiasm with everyone! Congratulations to your following 2017 photo contest winners:
Chapter Photo Contest 1st Place winner: San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Chapter Photo Contest 2nd Place winner: Silicon Valley Chapter
Chapter Photo Contest 3rd Place winner: Atlanta Chapter
Chapter Photo Contest Honorable Mention winner: Oklahoma City Chapter
Online Survey Promotion Contest
The Online Survey Promotion Contest is designed to support engagement with the “Getting Paid In America” survey. The following winners went above and beyond in their efforts to promote the survey:
First Place – Tallahassee Chapter
Second Place – Greater Milwaukee Chapter
Third Place – Greater Nashville Chapter
The First Place winner, the Tallahassee Chapter, promoted the NPW survey via multiple social media platforms, the chapter website, Tallahassee City Hall, and held an NPW event providing food and entertainment. The chapter quickly created a successful NPW game plan having been recently established as an affiliated chapter in June 2017.
Tallahassee Chapter Advisory Board Members planning their NPW efforts.
Local Media Outreach Chapter Contest
Every year, chapter members work tirelessly to spread the message of NPW by reaching out to their local radio stations, newspapers, and other media outlets. Congratulations to the following chapters who helped put NPW in the headlines:
First Place – Dallas Chapter
Second Place – Atlanta Chapter
Third Place – Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter
The Dallas Chapter, utilized WFAA Channel 8’s Daybreak Morning News to promote NPW and celebrate Money Matters with students from W.T. High School.. The chapter promoted this event via social media by creating an event on Facebook and sending out an announcement in their monthly newsletter.
Dallas Chapter members on WFAA 8’s “Party on the Plaza” morning news segment
Educational Outreach and Community Service Chapter Contest
Every year, local chapters use NPW as an opportunity to give back to the community and educate the leaders of tomorrow on the payroll withholding system. Congratulations to the following chapters who did an outstanding job of organizing educational and community service events in the spirit of NPW:
First Place – Atlanta Chapter
Second Place – Alamo Chapter of the APA
Third Place – Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter
Honorable Mention – Greater Milwaukee Chapter
The Atlanta Chapter had many educational and community events such as writing letters to thank soldiers that were deployed out of the country over the holidays. Additionally, members collected donations for Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen, the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree, for the City of Refuge, and for APA Texas chapters impacted by Hurricane Harvey. These are a just a few of the many projects the Atlanta Chapter worked on to give back to their community.
Atlanta Chapter members volunteering to make Hurricane Relief Food Boxes
Local Government Outreach Chapter Contest
Proclamations from state and local governments are one of the most impressive achievements for a chapter and payroll professionals. Obtaining a proclamation takes preparation, dedication, and patience. Congratulations to the following chapters on their great work:
First Place – Alamo Chapter of the APA
Second Place – Atlanta Chapter
Third Place – Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
The Alamo Chapter of the APA received an impressive 15 proclamations from local government officials in Texas.
Chapter Promotion Contest
The Chapter Promotion contest enables chapters to promote and build awareness for NPW and payroll by showcasing items from the NPW web store. Congratulations to the following chapters:
First Place – Atlanta Chapter
Second Place – Dallas Chapter
Third Place – Chicago Chapter
NPW National Education Champions
The National Education Champions contest category recognizes the region that had the most chapter members participate in the Money Matters National Education Day program. For 2017, bragging rights go to the Region 7 Chapters located in Washington D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Thank you to all the chapters who participated in the 2017 National Payroll Week Contests. You all deserve a big round of applause. Get more details about 2017 National Payroll Week in the January 2018 issue of PAYTECH.
