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

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

Okay. So the picnic is off and the check writing is on ;-)  Thanks folks.
 
sh
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 10:02:37 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Motion for Award of Aquascaping prizes


I don't remember anymore whether I did or not, so, yes.<g>

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 8:08 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Motion for Award of Aquascaping prizes


>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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