Congressional Award 2011 Gold Medal Ceremony

Important Dates and Deadlines

While we are still closing out the Gold 2010 Class, we would like to note the Gold 2011 Important Dates and Deadlines:

February 1, 2011 - ALL Gold Medal Record Books that would qualify for the 2011 Ceremony in June must be postmarked, faxed or emailed by this date. If you would like to be invited to the 2011 Gold Medal Ceremony, you must meet this deadline, late submissions will be reviewed for the 2012 Ceremony. We do not recommend sending materials via UPS, FedEx, or Registered Mail as these options often add steps to the mail process, which often leads to misplaced or lost packages within the Post Office. If you are concerned about your submission, you may contact the National Office. Please allow a week after you sent the submission for travel and processing time.

March 15, 2011 - If you met the submission deadline and revisions were requested, you must submit all of the requested revisions by this date (postmark, fax or email). If we do not receive your revisions, you will be moved to the 2012 Ceremony group.

April 1, 2011 - All Gold Medal Record Books must be approved for the Gold 2011 Ceremony.

April 10, 2010 - Gold Week-Long RSVPs and Payment must be received in the National Office. If you would like to take part in the Gold Week-Long Program, we recommend getting approved early in order to meet this deadline!

May 1, 2011 - Ceremony RSVP Forms and biographies must be submitted. Even if a medalist is not planning on attending the 2011 Ceremony, a biography and RSVP Form should be submitted. If a Medalist is requesting additional seats to the Ceremony, this request must be in writing to Gold@CongressionalAward.org by this date.

May 19, 2011 - Extra seats at any of the events will be approved.

June 2011 - Gold Medal Ceremony - We will not know the exact dates of the Gold events until late Fall 2010. We will notify all of our approved medalists of the dates as they become available. Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have been approved for the Gold Ceremony and have received the RSVP packet (late Fall 2010).

SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR ACTIVITIES!!!
We are requesting that youth submit via email (Gold@CongressionalAward.org) pictures highlighting their activities in earning their Gold Medals for the 2011 Slideshow that will be shown during the week. Even if a participant is not able to make the event, we would love to highlight them. We need all submissions for the slideshow no later than June 15, 2011. Please email high resolution pictures to Gold@CongressionalAward.org!!!

Gold 2010 Frequently Asked Questions