Re: [AGA-sc] Contest Awards -- Prizes and costs to contestants

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

I like the idea of giving bigger first prizes rather than watering it down 
by giving 2nd & 3rd place prizes, even if we decide to put more money into 
it.  I think the POSSIBILITY of a bigger cash prize is likely to add to the 
prestige of the contest than numerous prizes in piddling amounts.

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Contest Awards -- Prizes and costs to contestants


> On Fri, 24 Nov 2006, Kathy Olson wrote:
>
>> I was really suprised we were doing 2nd and 3rd place prizes at all.  In
>> the past I think it was just a ribbon for 2nd and 3rd....there wasn't 
>> even
>> a first.
>
> First year, there were prizes for everything, though they never actually
> made it past David Youngker's house, under mysterious circumstances.
>
> Second year (2001) there were a small subset of prizes (cannot remember
> exactly who solicited, but they are on the website -- it might have been
> Charlene who did it, and we "combined" auction/contest, but that seems
> odd).  We either did 1st place only, or no prizes at all that year.
>
> Third year (2002) we definitely implemented the "sponge off the auction
> items" plan, again for 1st place only.
>
> Fourth year (2003), DFWAPC was very pissed about the sponge-off plan, so
> it was replaced with hastily-constructed homegrown AGA substitutes such as
> books.  Again, 1st place only.
>
> In 2004, Scott clearly wrote the sponge-off plan into the convention
> guidelines, but due to the increasing levels of out-of-state winners, I
> think we mostly sent AGA goods again.  This time DVDs were options as
> well.  Still 1st only.
>
> It was LAST year when Phil solicited the donations from Seachem that
> things expanded to 2nd and 3rd place.  But because the chemicals could not
> be easily shipped overseas, we came up with monetary substitutions.  And I
> suppose because 2nd and 3rd would have received Seachem crap, equivalent
> monetary amounts were designated.  In addition, DFWAPC and AHS donated
> straight cash, which partly set the monetary values.
>
> So this year we just went straight to cash.  But I do agree with Kathy,
> I'd rather drop the little 2nd and 3rd place prizes entirely next time,
> and either fold it into 1st ($150 for the category winner) or drop
> entirely.  They are already getting a ribbon and a contest disk.
>
>> I would much rather see us use the money for better things.
>
> It's pretty much set this year.  We've already advertised it.  I will
> e-mail the ones in troubled situation and offer memberships or DVDs, if
> it's OK with others.  I really had completely forgotten the history
> (above) until today.
>
>   - Erik
>
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