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RE: [RC] Completion Awards - Mcgann, BarbaraStarts to blur...the line between promotional items and prizes, doesn't it. Some people look at clothing with logos on them as free advertising for the event. RM's would like to get lots of their shirts out there being worn and talked about, so give them to volunteers, participants, whatever. And, I've got to admit that I have taken T-shirts many times as a volunteer because I felt I was contributing to the ride, and don't mind advertising that ride and endurance in general. The dilemma comes because riders want some memento that says "I DID IT", "I put in the extra time, effort, money and was skilled enough to finish the ride when others didn't". Its hard, though, to find the $ to give out both T-shirts for "participants - riders and volunteers and ride officials" AND to give completion awards. My own personal view is that the prize is just not very important. I ride for the personal satisfaction and I KNOW that I finished, I came in 10th, I won the Region, etc. I have dozens of belt buckles that sit home in a drawer - no-one ever sees them, I have tens of dozens of t-shirts that I wear day in, day out, I have shelves of painted rocks, plaques, doodads that hardly anyone ever sees. The best prizes are the buckets, sponges, blankets, cooler-scarves that will actually go in my trailer and be used at the future rides! Barb McGann -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of cschiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 3:08 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Completion Awards Gosh, now I feel bad. I volunteered at a ride for the first time to get some more hands-on experience with endurance rides before I actually compete. They gave me a shirt (they gave t-shirts to everyone, including volunteers, so it wasn't a "completion" award) that I wear alot. But I guess people that see me wearing it who didn't go to that particular ride might assume I completed the ride. So maybe next time I wear it I should first take a permanent marker and write on the back of it(I'll have more room that way): "I didn't win this ride, I didn't complete this ride, I didn't even RIDE this ride...I just enjoyed it." Christina From: "Beth Bennett" <endurance4me@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2004/07/14 Wed PM 03:53:53 EDT To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Completion Awards ...Needless to say, when I saw one of my non-horsey friends wearing one just because they KNEW somebody affiliated with our Arabian Horse Association, it flew all over me. I told her outright that she didn't have any right to be wearing that shirt because she had not earned it. That is honestly how I feel. It is just my opinion that the mentality of giving a ride shirt (bag, sponge, mug, etc. . .) to anyone who shows up only adds to the ever-growing mentality of some riders that the ride owes you something other than a place to come and enjoy the sport. Beth Bennett Chickamauga, GA (Wishing desparately that Longstreet's Charge would be held again) _________________________________________________________________ Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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