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

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

I vote yes.

Larry

--- "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I won't send any checks this weekend unless the
> motion is passes by tonight. If you haven't voted
> yes or no, please do. Thanks
> sh
>  
> * * * * * * * * * * * The 6th Annual AGA Aquascaping
> Contest entries are on display:
> http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org As a service
> to the community the AGA has opened forums:
> http://forum.aquatic-gardeners.org/ 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: S. Hieber <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: aga-sc@thekrib.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:41:36 PM
> Subject: [AGA-sc] Motion for Award of Aquascaping
> prizes
> 
> 
> 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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