Re: Update on the Kent State Indoor Contest - sponsors needed or event will be cancelled

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:53:13 -0500

I've signed up as a sponsor and would encourage all of you to do the same.
Kent is an important venue for our sport. Anything we can do to keep it is
money invested in a good cause.
On Dec 19, 2015 10:17 AM, "Don Slusarczyk don_at_slusarczyk.com
[Indoor_Construction]" <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> I have an important update on the 2016 Kent State Indoor contest. The
> Cleveland Free Flight Society for years have supported the contest. They
> would pay the rent upfront and contest fees would be the reimbursement.
> For many years the club has taken losses. Fortunately a donor helped
> with last years deficit but the contest really must stand on its own to
> continue. For the past years FAC support from the local or nearby FAC
> modelers has been declining to the point where only the indoor guys
> setting records are the contestants. After some discussion, CFFS club
> officials have decided it is time for the club to no longer bear the
> financial responsibility of the contest.
>
> What this means right now is there is no contest for 2016. However, what
> it can mean is that we still rent the site for the day from 7am to 10 pm
> for $1200. I can sanction it as a contest similar to how is done at West
> Baden. Maybe add in a few non AMA events. But I need to have the rent
> covered before I sign any contract. I need say 12 people at $100 each
> for the contest to make it a go then if more people come I can refund
> the initial sponsors so we all pay the same amount. So if 20 people end
> up entering the day of the contest it will only be $60 a person so those
> who paid $100 upfront will get $40 back at the contest.
>
> I am sorry to have to post this but it is what it is. If anyone wishes
> to sign up as a sponsor for the event please email me offline at
> don_at_donsrc.com hopefully over the next 4-6 weeks we can get enough
> people. For now I will put a January 31st, 2016 deadline for the event
> to have the $1200 raised.
>
> --
> Don Slusarczyk
>
>
Received on Sat Dec 19 2015 - 16:53:14 CET