Re: Re: re: AERC Awards, & EN

["Cora" <bandc@teknett.com>]

I like that reasoning...sounds good...I'd go for it...Cora
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 1:56 PM
Subject: RC: Re: re: AERC Awards, & EN


> As I've mentioned before, I don't expect to ever have to worry about what
> ever will I do with ho hum, yet another regional or national award (well,
> okay, a girl can dream, though), but after having mused about this, I like
> the idea about the patches to sew onto a bragging jacket.  My only
> difference in opinion with (was it Karen's?) idea is that I think even the
> Biggie Awards should be a fairly smallish size, maybe 3 or 4" in diameter
> max, so you have room for lots if you're one of those chosen few who keep
> winning everything in sight year after year.
>
> I know *I* would much rather have one special jacket with numerous award
> patches on it signifying a long and successful career (and isn't that the
> point?) rather than one jacket, one award, or certificates to put on the
> wall, or plaques or trophies cluttering up my living room.  What a
> conversation-starter a really cool jacket would be covered with patches
> indicating mileage, regional awards, national awards, Hall of Fame, AERC
vet
> <g>, etc.  You'd have to be pretty special to have a jacket like that, and
> those people that have earned them would certainly deserve the extra
> attention they'd garner.  It's just the same as the ribbons you earn in
the
> military for time spent, skills acquired and different duty stations and
> accomplishments.  When you have a whole chest full of those things, well,
it
> means something.
>
> After Angie's story of the Klingon award vests <g>, I know different
people
> have different tastes in jackets, so it would seem reasonable to just let
> each person buy their own jacket, vest, horse blanket, saddle pad or
> whatever for themselves to sew their patches onto.  Kat doesn't care, so
she
> can use hers as coasters <g>.  If AERC dispensed with the individual
> embroidered names and horse names on each award patch (as I doubt the
> recipient would be shy about telling all comers every detail if asked),
and
> just had the year and award, the cost would be lower than it is right now.
>
> I know the Tevis buckles can't be all that expensive, and yet because they
> indicate membership to an exclusive group, and which can only be earned
and
> not bought, those buckles really mean something.  When I get mine someday,
> it'll sure mean a lot to me.  Seems to me the AERC awards should have the
> same idea associated with them---an exclusive and hard-won award, not a
> reimbursement for the money you put into getting it, eh?
>
> Just my thoughts,
> Susan G
>
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