All Skål Clubs worldwide that meet all the requirements listed below. Headquarters carries on a thorough revision to determine the eligible Clubs each year, who are then invited to participate in the Skål Club of the Year Award. 

1. Payment of annual international membership fees made by the Club by 28 February.

2. Net increase of 10% in membership or a minimum of 10 new members for Clubs with more than 100 members. Young Skål Students will not be counted in the growth calculation (from 1 April 2024 to 30 April of current year). 

3. Voting delegate registered for Skål International voting in both of the last two years.  

4. Contribution to the Florimond Volckaert Fund (from 1 January 2024 to 30 April of current year).

5. Contribution to the Membership Development Fund (From 1 January 2024 to 30 April of current year).

6. That the Club is active in at least one social media platform such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc. 

7. That the Club has adopted the Skål Branding with the new corporate identity logo. 

The eligible Clubs will be invited to produce a 2:30 minute video outlining their achievements, initiatives to recruit or retain their membership, promote the Skål brand or their charity and sustainable functions undertaken from 1 January to 31 December 2024. Deadline for submission of this video: 26 June 2025.

The video specifications will be outlined by the General Secretariat in the official invitation to participate.

Clubs will be allowed to campaign, however, contestants are recommended to refrain from excessive campaigning

 Accredited clubs will be invited to vote electronically for the Skål Club of the Year in the same ballot as the annual elections of officers of Skål International.

Clubs with up to 65 Active/Allied/Life/Retired/Young Skål Professional members will be entitled to one vote and those with 66 or more Active/Life/Retired/Young Skål Professional, will have two votes.

The voting process will be conducted on Election Buddy.

Instructions concerning the link to vote will be the same as for the AGA voting matters and appropriate information will be sent to clubs in due course.

The Club that gets the highest number of votes will be declared ‘Skål Club of the Year 2025'.

The Skål Club of the Year Award ceremony took place during the Opening Ceremony of the 84th Skål World Congress in Cuzco, Peru, on 26 September 2025.

The winner will be presented with a unique crystal trophy and a certificate valid for a free Double Congress registration in First Class for the 2026 Skål World Congress. Airfare excluded.  

SKÅL INTERNATIONAL CÔTE D'AZUR was proud to be declared "Skål Club of the Years 2023/2024". Have a look at their presentation here