NEW CONTEST - Negotiating

[ORLANDO FRETS]

Steve:
I had the same problem with my club. Trophies or plaques are expensive, and
may not be warranted for a pattern primer.
Instead of awarding trophies or plaques, make up paper certificates. Or
make your own plaques by cutting pieces of pine wood, sanded nicely (4"x5")
and fasten the picture to the wood. Using a digital camera, take a picture
of each entrant with their airplane, at the end of the contest, fasten the
pictures of the winners to the wood and walaaa, you have your awards. Cheap
and easy to make. However, the paper certificates are just as good. One
local contest does this in their pattern primer.
Orlando


> [Original Message]
> From: <mrstev0922 at aol.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Date: 4/10/2003 1:13:05 PM
> Subject: Re: NEW CONTEST - Negotiating
>
> Eric,...
>
> I've often thought about trying to negotiate and persuade my club to
allow a 
> Pattern Primer.  Unfortunately my club's major objective is to make
money, 
> and the bottom line is how much money can they expect in their treasury
at 
> the end of the Contest/Event.  
>
> My question to you, and to anyone else who has run a contest or primer,
is 
> there a rule of thumb for expenses versus income for one of these
events??  
> Any general guidelines for how many contestants are needed for a break
even 
> scenario??  I realize a lot of this has to do with actual expenses and
costs 
> of trophies and such, but if anybody would care to chime in with their 
> experiences in this matter it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sincerely,
> Steve Teerlinck
> Monson, Massachusetts
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