1. The overall merit of the proposal; in addition to the project itself, would include the quality and completeness of the presentation (typed or handwritten) easily readable, concise, with significant details included. (It does not include the size or location of the District.)
2. The extent to which the project relates to the concept of "Service to Others" and supports a program that serves educational or other needs in the community.
3. The number of people in the community who could potentially benefit from the project.
4. The number of RTO/ERO members directly involved in the project e.g. is only one RTO/ERO member involved in making a connection with the project sponsors or are many members directly involved with the project?
5. Whether the project involves a developing country; since Project Overseas was replaced by Project - Service to Others, a commitment was made to continue to fund overseas projects where appropriate.
6. The uniqueness of the project being supported e.g. is it new, creative, innovative?
7. The extent to which the RTO/ERO portion of the project will be publicized on site e.g. will there be a permanent plaque or other way to identify the project as being funded by RTO/ERO?
8. The extent to which all other publicity in the community will raise the profile of retired teachers and RTO/ERO e.g. newspaper articles, radio, TV, etc.

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