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Bad timing notwithstanding, Franck began his work as Northern New Jersey’s Local Secretary in search of some framework to help focus his group’s energies and showcase its achievements. He found a roadmap in the Local Group Jewels, awards that recognize chapters’ membership-related activities and program participation. Starting with its first year of entering the Jewels, Northern New Jersey went on to win consecutive Diamond Jewels, the award program’s highest level of achievement. Under Franck’s leadership, the chapter resumed the successful organization of its Regional Gathering after 30 years, BLAST!, and held the very first Young Mensans Regional Gathering, IGNYTE!, which gathered 176 participants from 22 chapters.  \nLaurie Endicott Thomas, a professional writer and Northern New Jersey Mensa member, recently interviewed Franck about the awards and how they’ve helped not only recognize his Local Group’s success but contribute to it.  \nLAURIE ENDICOTT THOMAS: How do the Local Group Jewels work?  \nFRANCK MOUNIER: To apply for a Jewel award, a Local Group simply documents  \n32 | MENSA BULLETIN  \nthe activities that they do throughout the Mensa fiscal year, which is April 1 through March 31. For example, Local Groups get some points for doing administrative tasks on time (such as submitting their annual financial report) . They can also get points for publishing a newsletter, holding Leadership Development Workshops, and hosting various kinds of events for members (Mensa Cares®, CultureQuest®, Mensa Testing Day, etc.) . Local Groups also get points for gaining new members and retaining existing ones. Northern New Jersey Mensa is in Class II (400 to 1,099 members), so we would need 160 points to win an Emerald, 175 to win a Sapphire, and 190 to win a Ruby. The chapter with the highest number of points in its size class wins the Diamond award.  \nLET: What did Northern New Jersey Mensa’s ExComm members think of this idea?  \nFM: I explained the Jewel awards program at the next ExComm meeting, which happened to be the meeting where we started developing our yearly strategic  \nplan. Everyone was immediately enthusiastic. I asked,“Which Jewel should we target?” Almost immediately, someone said,“Diamond, of course. Let’s aim for the best!” Everyone agreed instantly.  \nLET: Aiming for the Diamond Jewel on your first attempt sounds ambitious. Did you think victory was possible?  \nFM: Actually, I thought that it was a stretch — a big one. We had never competed before, and we were a chapter that had just begun a process of rejuvenation. Also, we had only 600 members, which meant that we were at the low end of our size class. We would be competing with other Local Groups with nearly twice as many members. But as we studied the Jewels scoring system, we realized that we would be earning points for doing the things that we should be doing anyway: things that would make us a high-functioning chapter. It’s nice to score points, but our real objective is to create a dynamic chapter. So, we made sure that the items that would earn us points toward a Jewel award were incorporated into our strategic plan.  \n􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀇 􀀇􀀉􀀊􀀆􀀋􀀌􀀍􀀍 􀀍􀀎􀀌􀀏􀀃􀀐 􀀃􀀄 􀀅􀀆􀀇 􀀈􀀉􀀊􀀋􀀋􀀊􀀉 􀀌􀀍􀀎􀀏􀀋􀀐􀀃􀀄􀀅 􀀑􀀍􀀉 􀀅􀀆􀀇 􀀜􀀛􀀃􀀎􀀌􀀓􀀆􀀄 􀀂􀀃􀀚􀀌􀀓􀀆􀀊 􀀍􀀎􀀌􀀋􀀃􀀎􀀅 􀀜􀀅􀀅􀀝􀀓􀀌􀀆􀀋􀀌􀀝􀀄 􀀞􀀝􀀉􀀎􀀄􀀆􀀊 􀀊􀀐􀀒􀀃􀀄 􀀅􀀆􀀇 􀀊􀀏􀀅􀀆􀀍􀀉 􀀍􀀑 􀀄􀀇􀀓􀀇􀀉􀀊􀀎 􀀔􀀍􀀍􀀕􀀄􀀖  \n􀀑􀀅􀀃􀀉􀀋􀀒 􀀏􀀌􀀄􀀉􀀆􀀇􀀅 􀀃􀀄 􀀅􀀆􀀇 􀀗􀀉􀀇􀀄􀀃􀀒􀀇􀀐􀀅􀀘􀀙􀀍􀀌􀀚􀀇􀀌 􀀍􀀑 􀀛􀀍􀀉􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀉􀀐 􀀛􀀇􀀜 􀀝􀀇􀀉􀀄􀀇􀀞 􀀇􀀐􀀄􀀊 􀀊􀀐􀀒 􀀜􀀊􀀄 􀀉􀀇􀀌􀀇􀀐􀀅􀀎􀀞 􀀇􀀎􀀇􀀌􀀅􀀇􀀒 !\" \\#􀀖 $􀀇 􀀃􀀄􀀊 􀀋􀀇􀀒􀀃􀀌􀀊􀀎 􀀒􀀍􀀌􀀅􀀍􀀉 􀀜􀀃􀀅􀀆 􀀊􀀐 %& 􀀊􀀐􀀒 􀀜􀀊􀀄 􀀊􀀐 􀀇'􀀇􀀌􀀏􀀅􀀃􀀓􀀇 􀀎􀀇􀀊􀀒􀀇􀀉 􀀃􀀐 􀀅􀀆􀀇 (􀀆􀀊􀀉􀀋􀀊􀀌􀀇􀀏􀀅􀀃􀀌􀀊􀀎 􀀃􀀐􀀒􀀏􀀄􀀅􀀉􀀞􀀖 $􀀇 􀀎􀀃􀀓􀀇􀀒 􀀊􀀐􀀒 􀀜􀀍􀀉􀀕􀀇􀀒􀀃􀀐 􀀒􀀃)􀀇􀀉􀀇􀀐􀀅 􀀌􀀏􀀎􀀅􀀏􀀉􀀊􀀎 􀀇􀀐􀀓􀀃􀀉􀀍􀀐􀀋􀀇􀀐􀀅􀀄 􀀃􀀐 􀀅􀀆􀀇 *􀀖􀀚􀀖+ ,􀀏􀀉􀀍(􀀇+ 􀀝􀀊(􀀊􀀐+ 􀀊􀀐􀀒 &􀀑􀀉􀀃􀀌􀀊􀀖  \nNorthern New Jersey Mensa’s first gathering for youth, IGNYTE!, was held in November (left), drawing 176 attendees. 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