<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What difference does it make if he offers prizes? Are insinuating that you could WIN a prize?<br>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>wgalligan <wgalligan@cnbcom.net></b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">PRIZES... I wanna come fly at your contest.<br>
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> Using home grown trophies, all donated prizes, lunch for the pilots, judges <br>
> and workers we were basically breakeven.<br>
> The profit was derived from the raffle of the AIRTRONICS (shameless plug) <br>
> radio system.<br>
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> Anthony<br>
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> >From: mrstev0922@aol.com<br>
> >Reply-To: discussion@nsrca.org<br>
> >To: discussion@nsrca.org<br>
> >Subject: Re: NEW CONTEST - Negotiating<br>
> >Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:12:34 EDT<br>
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> >Eric,...<br>
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> >I've often thought about trying to negotiate and persuade my club to allow <br>
> >a<br>
> >Pattern Primer. Unfortunately my club's major objective is to make money,<br>
> >and the bottom line is how much money can they expect in their treasury at<br>
> >the end of the Contest/Event.<br>
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> >My question to you, and to anyone else who has run a contest or primer, is<br>
> >there a rule of thumb for expenses versus income for one of these events??<br>
> >Any general guidelines for how many contestants are needed for a break even<br>
> >scenario?? I realize a lot of this has to do with actual expenses and <br>
> >costs<br>
> >of trophies and such, but if anybody would care to chime in with their<br>
> >experiences in this matter it would be greatly appreciated.<br>
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> >Thanks<br>
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> >Sincerely,<br>
> >Steve Teerlinck<br>
> >Monson, Massachusetts<br>
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