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I appreciate Donna's point of view ("Are ya'll serious? I mean it. 
You are putting in your wish lists for awards like you are 
registering at Macy's or Dillard's.  Shame on you."), but when I 
originally asked about awards, it was because I was trying to find 
one more thing that would attract riders to a ride.  The scariest 
thing for RMs is not knowing if you're going to get enough people to 
cover the bills - well, it's scary for me because Ride the Divide 
isn't grant funded and I'm not independently wealthy so that I can 
cover too big of a loss.  And believe me - when you're putting on a 
ride with a few vets (or more), the losses can get into 4 figures 
pretty quickly.

So I'm asking questions to explore any and all areas where my 
co-manager Ray Sansom and I can make our ride more attractive and 
where we can cut costs.  I appreciate all points of view!

I'll give everyone till Monday to answer the questions I originally 
asked (reprinted below) and I'll compile and post the answers shortly 
thereafter.  Thank you.

1.  Do awards make a difference as to whether you'd go to a ride or 
not?  If so, what's the minimum type of award that makes the difference?

2.  Rides used to give out buckles for awards, but don't any 
more.  Is it because they're too expensive and add a cost to the ride 
that riders won't bear?  Or is it because riders don't care about buckles?

3.  What about T-shirts?  Jackets?

4.  What's the best completion or other award you've ever 
gotten?  And would you want to always be able to get an award like that?

5.  What's the lousiest completion award you've ever gotten?  And if 
you feel it was lousy, why?

6.  What's your recommendation for a perfect completion award?

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