NEW CONTEST - Negotiating

[Terry Terrenoire]

Steve: For the past few years there has been a Primer in the Syracuse
area, and I believe they ran it on a break-even basis.
I can see nothing wrong with charging a nominal fee, such as $5, to cover
your expenses. You can provide a hot dog lunch with chips and a drink and
still have enough to hand make some "trophies". This past year I made
plaques on my computer for our racing circut. If you have access to a
digital camera, and a computer with PrintMaster, or similar program, you
can put out a very nice product in a short time. Go to a local dollar
store, we have them on every corner here, and you should be able to find
a nice frame for a buck or two.

Try to get a couple of experienced competitors to put on a little clinic
before the competition starts. Then they can be the judges!!

Good luck with the project,

Terry T.

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:12:34 EDT mrstev0922 at aol.com writes:
> 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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