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2011 District Web Site Contest
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The Webster Kiwanis Club of the Finger Lakes Division won the 2011 District Web Site Contest.

Webster received 57.3 out of a maximum of 60 points in the judging, which took place at the end of August and the beginning of September.

About the Contest

The District Web Site Contest is conducted each summer. Judging is done by webmasters from other Kiwanis districts. All club and division web sites listed on the District Web Site are entered automatically.

Placing second, with 57 points, was Patchogue, a consistent high scorer in the contest. In a close third was Minisink Valley with 56.7 points.

Also scoring well were the web sites for Schenectady (56.3), East Meadow (55.7), Rochester (55.3), Sand Lake (55.0) and Canandaigua (54.0). Also breaking 50 points were The Bellmores, Lewiston and Sayville.

The division web site contest was won by the Van Rensselaer Division, with 53.7 points.

There were 55 club and 6 division web sites in this year's contest.

Each of the judging criteria was worth 10 points:

  1. Is the site up to date? Are there any out-of-date references? Are new and upcoming events listed?
  2. Does the club/division have its own domain name?
  3. Is a link to the Kiwanis International web site featured?
  4. How useful is the information available to both non-members and members?
  5. Do the links on the site work properly? Is the navigation easy to follow? Are graphics displayed properly?
  6. How strong is the site's overall impression on a visitor?

Here are links to the winning sites:

Club Competition:

1. Webster

2. Patchogue

3. Minisink Valley

Division Competition:

1. Van Rensselaer