490 Westwood Drive West Deptford, NJ 08096 856.853.1409 Fax 856.223.8802 jen@pennjerseypoolandspa.org Dear Penn Jersey Member, Can you believe it s been 2 years since we ve done this? That s 2 years worth of amazing pools, spas, landscaping and water features that you ve built, serviced, and rehabbed and we want to see it! Join us for the Penn Jersey Design Awards on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza King of Prussia, PA During our cocktail hour, attendees are encouraged to walk around and view the numerous entries of the pools, hot tubs and water features built and serviced by our members. Prior to dinner there s an opportunity to vote for the designs in each category that you think deserve recognition. As always, we re mixing it up here at Penn Jersey! We ve added a new category, opened it up to not only the builders but the designers that make these beautiful pools, spas and landscaping happen. Perhaps you landscaped one of your creations a year or two ago, most the plants have filled in and the bushes have grown a bit. Take those photos, enter it! Each company will also receive recognition in the slide show at the event and our electronic publications, as well as on our web site. The Penn Jersey Design Awards is the largest event the Chapter hosts and has proven to be extremely successful the past 14 years with more than 175 attendees per year! Why would you want to miss this? The evening is full of fun, prizes, great food and some surprises! Enclosed you will find all the information you need to enter: Rules and regs, entry forms, pricing and list of this year s categories. Please read them carefully and don t hesitate to reach out with any questions Important Reminders: Entries in all classes must be completed between January 1, 2011 and October 31, 2016 to be eligible. Early Bird pricing runs until September 15; Regular pricing until October 31 Entry deadline is October 31, 2016: No exceptions Technical Merit Award deadline is October 21, 2016 Digital photos will be accepted in jpeg format. Please send high resolution, no changes will be made to submitted files. You can re-enter any past entry as long as it did not win in any category. Entries into NESPA design awards may also use the same picture as a Penn Jersey entry. Wooden, engraved plaque will be awarded to 1 st place winners; Acrylic, engraved plaque will be awarded to 2 and 3 rd place winner Mail entry form, check or credit information along with pictures to Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Assoc. 490 Westwood Drive West Deptford, NJ 08096 Email digital entries to jen@pennjerseypoolandspa.org We hope that all members, employees and guests will attend the evening of November 19th for camaraderie, friendship and festivities! YOU, the attendees are the judges; your votes will determine the Design Awards winners.
PENN JERSEY POOL & SPA ASSOCIATION 2016 DESIGN AWARDS OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM A completed entry form must accompany each entry. Mail completed form and payment with (2) 8 x10 photos, two views must be taken; one picture of each view must be submitted, paper clipped to this entry form to Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Assoc. 490 Westwood Drive West Deptford, NJ 08096 OR Email entry form with credit card info. and digital photos in jpeg format to jen@pennjerseypoolandspa.org OR Email photos and fax entry form with credit card info. to 856-223-8802. OR Enter online at http://pennjerseypoolandspa.org Please type or print clearly to ensure accuracy: COMPANY NAME: NAME OF PRINCIPAL: CONTACT PERSON: MAILING ADDRESS including zip: PHONE: FAX: EMAIL: Class: Concrete Vinyl Fiberglass Specialty Stand Alone Spa Technical Achievement Category: Freeform Traditional Commercial Landscaping Water Feature Vanishing Edge Pool Renovation Retractable Pool Cover Custom Pool Cover Equipment Pad Renovation Date Construction/Renovation was completed (must be between January 2011 through October 2016) ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE PENN JERSEY OFFICE BY MONDAY OCTOBER 31, 2016. NO EXCEPTIONS 1
I hereby affirm that the information provided on this form is true to the best of my knowledge and I have secured from the owner of the entry his/her permission to use the submitted photograph for all purposes related in any way to Penn Jersey Design Awards Competitions, including but not limited to videotapes and slide presentations, which may be loaned or sold by Penn Jersey for general promotional usage and I release Penn Jersey Pool & Spa from any obligation to the entrant. I further affirm that this installation was built in accordance with all provisions: *Current, applicable ANSI approved standards *Where applicable, all mandatory design codes or regulations enacted by a Government having jurisdiction over the site of the installations I have read, understand and agree to abide by all the Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Penn Jersey Design Awards. Name printed: Signature: Make checks payable to Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Assoc. or fill in credit card information: ENTRY FEE Early Bird Special: $60 per entry received in Penn Jersey office by September 15, 2016 Regular Fee: $70 per entry received in Penn Jersey office by October 31, 2016. Special member pricing: Enter 3 entries, receive a 4 th entry FREE! First time participation fee: $50 per entry for entries received in Penn Jersey office by September 15 $60 per entry for submissions in Penn Jersey office by October 31, 2016. Award of Technical Achievement: $70 per entry unless combined with other entries: $50 American Express MasterCard Visa Discover Credit Card Number: Expiration Date Amount of Sale $ CVC Code Name on Card Billing Address: Signature 2.
PENN JERSEY POOL & SPA ASSOCIATION DESIGN AWARDS 2016 CATEGORIES Residential Concrete Pools Class Freeform Category: Combination of straight lines and/or curves or combination thereof, regardless of size. Category includes kidney-shaped pools Traditional Category: Roman-ended, rectangle, oval, Grecian, regardless of size Residential Vinyl Lined Pools Class Freeform Category: Combination of straight lines and/or curves or combination thereof, regardless of size. Category includes kidney shaped pools Traditional Category: Roman-ended, rectangle, oval, Grecian Fiberglass Class/Category 1 piece fiberglass pool Specialty Class Commercial Pools Category: Country, cabana and beach clubs, hotel/motel and apartment/condominium pools and any other nonresidential pool with limited or membership admission Landscaping Category: Woods, mountain or rock setting, landscape surrounding pool area with natural water and/or landscape features, any shape or design Water Features Category: falls and fountains atriums not connected or part of a swimming pool, and used only for aesthetic purposes 3.
Vanishing edge Category: concrete or vinyl lined. Photo of pool side and trough side needed Stand Alone Spas Class A spa that is NOT attached to pool. Can include vinyl lined, fiberglass, concrete, portable Technical Achievements Class Pool Renovation Category: Commercial (concrete and vinyl) Upgrading of complete swimming pool. (1) before and (1) after picture needed. Pool Renovation: Residential (concrete and vinyl) Upgrading of complete swimming pool. (1) before and (1) after picture needed. Retractable Pool Covers Category: (1) picture must show cover at least partially closed Custom Pool Covers: (1) picture must show cover on. We prefer photos showing, pool with no cover and pool with cover but will accept (2) photos of installed cover if one of bare pool is not available. Equipment Pad Renovation: Commercial upgrade of equipment pad (1) before and (1) after picture needed. Equipment Pad Renovation: Residential upgrade of equipment pad (1) before and (1) after picture needed. Outstanding Achievement Award 2016 Service Competition: New for 2016! A category for service companies to be recognized for their exemplary customer service and customer relations. o o Each entry must complete the entry form for this category with payment and return it to Penn Jersey 490 Westwood Drive West Deptford, NJ 08096 OR email with payment to jen@pennjerseypoolandspa.org by September 16, 2016 The attached form letter is to be used to send to your customers. All surveys that are returned will be entered in the drawing for a $50 VISA gift card. 4.
Award of Technical Merit A special award open to all members of Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Association including owners, builders, designers, architects, and engineers, consultants, landscape architects. Submissions shall include a short description explaining the complexities of the building, location or the actual pool/spa itself. 5.
The following form shall be filled out and included with the submission. 2016 Award of Technical Merit Name of Penn Jersey Member submitting entry Company Telephone E-mail Name of Project Address of project Owner s Name Address Builder Address Telephone E-mail Architect/ Designer Address Telephone E-mail Deadline to submit entry to Technical Merit Award is October 21, 2016 7
2016 Award of Technical Merit The Award of Technical Merit is a special award open to all members of Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Association (PJ) including owners, builders, designers, architects, engineers, consultants, landscape architects, etc. This is not a competition! Each project will be judged on its own merits. Multiple awards may be granted at the discretion of the jury. Submissions will be judged by giving consideration to the entire complex with the swimming pool as the central focus and will be based on design ingenuity and aesthetics only. No consideration will be given to the mechanical systems or any other hidden equipment. The projects must have been built and put into operation subsequent to January 1, 2011. There are two categories, single family residential and commercial. Commercial includes any project that is not for single family residential. The judging will be done by a jury of three professionals. The jury is totally unbiased and will have no knowledge of anyone associated with any of the submitted projects. Projects submitted for this award may be submitted by the same members to any other category of the 2016 Design Awards competition. Submissions shall include a short description of the project in 75 words or less explaining the complexities of the building, location or the actual pool/spa itself, a plan with the description and photographs. Photographs will include: (2) Before photos; (2) After photos and (2) progress photos are optional. These entries will be showcased on 18 x24 boards at the Design Awards on November 19. No indication of the names of the project or the submitters shall show on the boards. An identifying number will be assigned to each submission and the winners will be announced and presented their award at the conclusion of the banquet. Projects shall be submitted to the Penn Jersey office physically, electronically on a CD or flash drive. Submissions are due no later than October 21, 2016 6.
List four (4) Opening/Closing Service Customer with the last name beginning with the letter T and/or F _ List four (4) Optional Customers with the last name beginning with the letter L and/or M ers n s m n n r ere a rm a e n rma n r e n s rm s r e e es m n w e e a e rea n ers an an a ree a e e es an s er a n n e enn erse es n war s na re Name r n a r n m an Name ress ma ne Please enclose payment or pay online at http://pennjerseypoolandspa.org. Mail to Penn Jersey Pool & Spa 490 Westwood Drive West Deptford, NJ 08096 or fax 856.223.8802 DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 Don t hesitate to reach out with questions: jen@pennjerseypoolandspa.org
Date Customer Name & Address Dear I would like to thank you for your continued business. Our company has entered a competition for pool service professionals that are members of the Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Association. The competition is the Penn Jersey Design Awards and one of the categories if the Outstanding Achievement Awards- Service Competition. Entrants must submit customers names that require openings/closings and weekly services from our company. I ve submitted your name as a current customer for the competition. Penn Jersey will be either emailing or hard copy mailing you a letter and link to a survey asking you to rate us as a service company. When you receive the email or letter, kindly fill it out and return it. Once Penn Jersey has received your survey, you ll be entered for a chance to win a $50 VISA gift card. If you have any questions regarding the questionnaire, please don t hesitate to reach out to Jennifer at Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Association at 856.853.1409. Please respond to the survey by October 14, 2016. Drawing for the gift card will take place October 18 th. Once again, thank you again for your continued business and we look forward to your inclusion in the competition. Sincerely
2016 Penn Jersey Pool & Spa Outstanding Achievement Award Service Competition This award is to recognize/reward Penn Jersey members who exemplify the best in customer service and customer relations. Complete entry form and submit with fee of $70 to Penn Jersey office by September 16, 2016 Attached is a sample letter that we invite you to use to request your customer s cooperation. This is to submit notify them that you ve submitted their name and would like them to return the letter to Penn Jersey by October 14, 2016 JUDGING Each entrant must select (4) customers and (4) optional who will be sent a form/email to rate its company in 6 categories of service: 1. The company s performance when servicing the customer s pool 2. The response time to any problems that may have occurred with the customer s pool 3. The company s service department 4. The company s employees that service the customer s pool (friendliness, appearance, communication, etc) 5. If the customer would recommend the company to a friend or neighbor 6. The overall performance of the company in the past year. The company will be required to select the customers they wish to use based on the entry form requirements. Penn Jersey will send the judging form to 5 of the customers provided by the company. Scores will be tabulated when forms are returned or online survey is filled out. If we don t hear from some of the 5 names, we will choose the optional names to make up 5 customers. 8.