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Traditional Award Plaques

Many organizations give award plaques to honor people deserving recognition for their accomplishments.

They may be given for winning a competition, superior service, charitable contributions, volunteering time or resources, for completing a course of study, and many other reasons.

Typically, award plaques are personalized with the person’s name, date and reason for the award. Sometimes the level of the award is given if more than one award was presented.

Award plaques are made of many different materials. A simple plaque might be a paper certificate with elegant lettering. A more elaborate plaque might have wooden backing with a metal front plate on which the award information appears. Plaques can even be made solely of wood or stone with inscription. They are all attractively designed to be to be displayed on the recipient's wall.

Award trophies are given to athletes and sports teams to recognize their success. Many award trophies are named after famous athletes or coaches who were success in a specific sport; for example, football's Lombardi Trophy and Heisman Trophy.

Award trophies are given to individual athletes at every level of achievement, from Little League and high school to college and professional team members. When they are given to individual athletes, their name and date are engraved on the trophy and they get to take it home. Team trophies are usually kept on display at the team’s office. They have the date and the name of the winning team engraved on them. Depending on the size and type of trophy, the names of all the players on the winning team may also be included. Some trophies are ongoing; each year the names of the winners are added to the list.

Some trophies remain with the event and are given to the latest winner only long enough for a photo to be taken. Major athletic events like the Kentucky Derby have the names of current winners engraved on them. The result is a long, complete list of victors. Visitors to these events can see the trophies and review the complete history of the event.

Award plaques are also great for recognizing a person or team that successfully complete a major project and events such as golf competitions organized to benefit a charity. Regardless of the reason for giving award plaques, recipients are bound to feel grateful for being appreciated. Customizable award plaques can be bought at trophy stores, sporting goods stores, and online.

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