Re: [AGA-sc] Motion for Award of Aquascaping prizes

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Sure. And cash might need to be exchange for local currency, also with a 
transaction cost. I think this is as far as we can go to accommodate folks. 
This is about as liquid (interchangeable for items of value) as a commodity 
gets internationally.
 
sh
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:48:22 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Motion for Award of Aquascaping prizes


I second and vote yes to paying the prize winners asap. But I am worried 
that receiving a check in US dollars would also shortchange them because 
their bank would charge a fee to cash it.

Cheryl



S. Hieber wrote:
> The following you already know but just as a reminder:
>  
> We intended to award prizes this year to some or all Aquascaping Contest 
> winners.
> We sought some sponsorship from clubs and vendors, generally in  the form of 
> goods.
>     We received goods for 1st place winners plus a few odds and ends, *and* 
> Kim (AHS) offered to give $250 to Best of Show.
> All of the winners this year are non-USA residents, so shipping costs would 
> be high relative to the value of the goods.
> We discussed gift certificates as an alternative to sending goods but the 
> receipt of goods purchased with gift certificates could present the same 
> onerous shipping costs to 
>     winners.
> The goods can be sold eventually at club auctions for cash.
> The contest ended about 2 months ago and we haven't sent out prizes yet.
>  
> The simplest way to deal with this is, I believe, for the Treasurer to mail 
> checks to the winners. Checks are 2nd only to cash as the most widely accept 
> gift certificates in the world. And checks mail much more safely than cash.
>  
> I move the that the Board approve the following:
>  
> that the Treasurer, as soon as possible, send awards by check to the winners 
> according to the following table and
> that the goods received from sponsors be sold when it is practical and 
> convenient to do so and the funds credited to the AGA general account as 
> offsets for Aquascaping contest contest costs.
>  
> 
>                                                       Place    
> Categories             1st             2nd              3rd             Best 
> of Show 
> Small                  $100            $50              $25                   
> $250 (paid by Bryant)
> Medium                 100             50                25  
> Large                     100            50                25  
> XLarge                   100            50                25  
> Biotope                  100            50                25  
> Paludarium             100            50                25  
> _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________   Total
> Totals                   $600         $300            $150                   
> $250                $1,300 
>  
> I believe the amounts are reasonable and certainly affordable. Since we 
> didn't loudly spell out that only some winners would get prizes, I think it 
> would be goodwill to award prizes to all winners, even third place winners, 
> although the amounts are proportionately small. Put another way, I wouldn't 
> risk the illwill jsut to save 150 bucks ;-)
>  
> Subject the motion being seconded, I vote yes.
>  
>  
> 
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