AOTY prizes in 2020 and beyond

I am not going to be able to continue gathering donations for AOTY in 2020 and beyond. I am still fully committed to helping with user setup and payments and judging entries and general admin and all of that, I just don't have the time I need to do the prize solicitation justice.

If anyone would like to head this up please contact me. It is really best if one person is the central point of contact for donations so that people who are willing to donate don't get asked more than once or get different info from different sources.

As far as what it involves, I tried to spend a couple of hours a month reaching out to companies/people. You have to do a lot of follow-up because everyone is asking for free stuff for their event. Then at the end of the year you need to package up and send out the prizes. So far the shipping has been sponsored so your only investment is time.

We have a good relationship with Next Adventure as our premier sponsor. I can make introductions of course. I'll share my contact list and all that with whoever takes over and I'm even happy to help out as I have time as long as someone else is organizing it.

^ bump

When do you normally begin contacting the sponsors, Cap'n?

It has varied by year but usually in February or March and then throughout the year as I have time.

Final bump.

As it stands right now there will be no sponsorship in 2020.

Keep bumping, Lauren.  I'm still on the fence about whether I want to take over - or go fishing.

If nobody wants to take over, one idea might be to take some of the entry fee money and make some nice plaques or trophies for the 1-3 places and maybe some other categories like biggest fish. Maybe try to get just a prize for first place from NA. Prizes are really fun, but a cool trophy you can look at the rest of your life is nice also. I have my plaque hanging on my wall from a few years ago when we were doing them.

If nobody wants to take over, one idea might be to take some of the entry fee money and make some nice plaques or trophies for the 1-3 places and maybe some other categories like biggest fish. Maybe try to get just a prize for first place from NA. Prizes are really fun, but a cool trophy you can look at the rest of your life is nice also. I have my plaque hanging on my wall from a few years ago when we were doing them.

I've been thinking along similar lines. Appreciate the input!

If nobody wants to take over, one idea might be to take some of the entry fee money and make some nice plaques or trophies for the 1-3 places and maybe some other categories like biggest fish. Maybe try to get just a prize for first place from NA. Prizes are really fun, but a cool trophy you can look at the rest of your life is nice also. I have my plaque hanging on my wall from a few years ago when we were doing them.

I've been thinking along similar lines. Appreciate the input!

The ones for NCKA are really cool. A guy named Sean makes/commissions those for their AOTY and DOTY.

If nobody wants to take over, one idea might be to take some of the entry fee money and make some nice plaques or trophies for the 1-3 places and maybe some other categories like biggest fish. Maybe try to get just a prize for first place from NA. Prizes are really fun, but a cool trophy you can look at the rest of your life is nice also. I have my plaque hanging on my wall from a few years ago when we were doing them.

I've been thinking along similar lines. Appreciate the input!

The ones for NCKA are really cool. A guy named Sean makes/commissions those for their AOTY and DOTY.

I also agree that the NCKA plaques are really really really cool. If that was a grand prize, I would for sure fish harder next year to try for one.

I also agree that the NCKA plaques are really really really cool. If that was a grand prize, I would for sure fish harder next year to try for one.

Just a reminder that starting this year we don't collect fees, so they'd have to be donated.

I also agree that the NCKA plaques are really really really cool. If that was a grand prize, I would for sure fish harder next year to try for one.

Just a reminder that starting this year we don't collect fees, so they'd have to be donated.

How does that work?

I also agree that the NCKA plaques are really really really cool. If that was a grand prize, I would for sure fish harder next year to try for one.

Just a reminder that starting this year we don't collect fees, so they'd have to be donated.

How does that work?

Donations go directly to HOW, you send us a screenshot of your receipt. I'm pretty sure you did this since you are signed up 

I also agree that the NCKA plaques are really really really cool. If that was a grand prize, I would for sure fish harder next year to try for one.

Just a reminder that starting this year we don't collect fees, so they'd have to be donated.

How does that work?

Donations go directly to HOW, you send us a screenshot of your receipt. I'm pretty sure you did this since you are signed up 

That rings a bell.

I am super happy to announce that Drifter2007 has answered the call! Thank you for supporting HOW and helping shepherd AOTY into the roaring 20s!

Read more about AOTY 2020 here: https://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=21901