Re: Contributions for AGA events

[Neil Frank <nfrank@mindspring.com>]

At 03:12 AM 11/09/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>I personally think it is inappropriate to give out such huge prizes for the
>contest. 

me too. It  sets a bad precedent and raises the expectation that similar
prizes will be available for future contests. 


>In this particular case, this year, I feel that it is important that prizes
>solicited specifically for the contest be used for the contest.  

If the prizes were already announced to the contestants, then that is true.

>  If all donations to AGA are solicited at once, we can very
>easily have a page (or pages) and links on the AGA general web site to thank
>these contributors and give them the same PR on an on-going basis that they
>are now receiving on the contest pages.(which, of course, by no coincidence
>also housed on the AGA web site) 

Why not solicit future contributions to serve the AGA's needs: including
but to not be limited to the contest, annual event or other venue that has
merit. Make it clear to contributors that their wares will be properly
advertised among our members. An special publication with advertisements of
each contributor over a certain retail value could be prepared and mailed
to every member who participates in the event (contest, convention, etc.).
Although it would be black and white to allow reasonable production costs
(~$2 per booklet), it will allow ALL the members to get information about
the product.