Re: GPC does not promote this sport

George,

Thanks for your offer.  I am interested what Hugh Wiberg might have to
say, and I would be happy to post his response.

What do you think?  Would you happen to be on the GPC steering
committee?

By the way, I hope this post will NOT be seen as an attempt to "slam"
the GPC, nor to pit one pumpkin group versus another.  I just ran
acrosss this old posting and realized how much it applied to our recent
small weigh-off.  I am NOT "anti-GPC" in any way, but it is costly for
us to be part of it as a small weigh-off.

--Chris W.

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GBPUMPKIN@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 11/22/98 3:37:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> nevus@ideasign.com writes:
> 
> << Subj:         Re: GPC does not promote this sport
>  Date:  11/22/98 3:37:03 AM Eastern Standard Time
>  From:  nevus@ideasign.com (Chris R Wilbers)
>  Sender:        owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
>  Reply-to:      pumpkins@mallorn.com
>  To:    Pumkinguy@aol.com (Wayne Hackney), pumpkins@mallorn.com
>  CC:    nevus@ideasign.com
> 
>  Dear Wayne,
> 
>  This is a response to a REALLY old post (7/6/98), but I was wondering
>  when you think these lower site fees might kick in.  This year in Sioux
>  Falls each of the 4 major participants in our GPC sanctioned weigh-off
>  kicked in $125 to make up that fee.  We have been hoping that by being
>  sacntioned we'll attract more entries.  Not working yet.  We may have to
>  drop sanctioning entirely or switch to the WPC which has sanctioned a
>  nearby small event in Iowa for no fee.  Has the GPC ever considered
>  lower fees for smaller events like ours, or maybe having a "per entrant"
>  fee instead of a "per site" fee?  $10 - 20 per entrant would pay for
>  plaques and prize money I'm sure, and each site would bear a cost load
>  proportionate to its size.  You know, small sites like ours that have
>  little chance of national prize money feel frustrated -- I mean the GPC
>  doesn't even provide a cheap ribbon for 2nd or 3rd place!  After kicking
>  in that $125 I've got to go buy my own ribbon if I want one -- geez! :-)
> 
>  What do you think?
> 
>  Regards,
>  Chris Wilbers
>  Sioux Falls, SD
> 
>  ------- >>
> Haven't seen Wayne on-line for a while,  I could Fax a copy to Hugh.  Let me
> know if you want me to.
> 
> George

-- 
Regards,

Chris Wilbers
Sioux Falls, SD
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