We've (AMA) been able to negotiate better room rates for judges/jury members since those are paid for primarily out of contestant entry fees. No one else locally is in much of a "giving" mood. <div><br></div>
<div>Now, having said that... we've received some great sponsorship from a number of RC vendors such as Hobbico, Futaba, Horizon, ThunderPower, Hacker USA (Aero-Model Inc.), F3A Unlimited, Tru-Turn, CA Models, Morgan Fuels, YS Parts & Service, TechStyles, etc... I know I'm probably forgetting some others (and I apologize).</div>
<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Atwood, Mark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Has there been much solicitation of businesses in the Muncie area? I have to believe we're filling hotels and restaurants for that 2 week period and providing a small boom to their economy. I would think there would be some donations to be had from the industries that benefit the most. All those hotels on McGalliard, the restaurants, etc. Seems like soliciting them could go a long way though I realize that takes effort that would have to come from the locals at AMA.<br>
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Just a thought.<br>
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Mark Atwood<br>
Paragon Consulting, Inc. | President<br>
5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124<br>
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On Jun 27, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Derek Koopowitz wrote:<br>
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Me too!! LOL<br>
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Glen - this is what I posted on RCU... I can not speak for the NSRCA as I'm not a part of the leadership, but traditionally the NSRCA has always supported the US Team.<br>
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The AMA and the NSRCA are hosting the F3A World Championships. As with any major event such as this, there are a LOT of expenses incurred especially if we want to put on a 1st class event. One of the biggest areas that we are struggling with are finding sponsors for the event. As one can imagine there are a lot of unpaid volunteers needed to support this event and even though they are unpaid, we still need to feed them every day for 12 days, and also provide them some form of help to offset their own expenses.<br>
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I am sure that the NSRCA will support the US Team but I can also tell you that based on the sales of merchandise to date, not much money is being made - none to this point, anyway. We haven't even covered the cost of paying for the merchandise yet - there is still a long way to go.<br>
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On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Ronald Van Putte <<a href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
I was wondering what "cuprous" was, but was afraid to ask. :-)<br>
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Ron<br>
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On Jun 27, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Glen Watson wrote:<br>
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"Curious"..darn spell check got me again<br>
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Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 2:16 PM<br>
To: 'General pattern discussion'<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Nats shirts for sale<br>
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Saw this question on RCU:<br>
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"Do the proceeds from these merchandise sales go directly to support the US Team?"<br>
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I'm cuprous to know how this works as well.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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