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- May 2, 2008
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So my Masonic lodge is looking for another "once per year" activity to pull off and I've been thinking "Rib Shootout". I like the idea of a one-day event with the awards ceremony around 6pm or so. My city has an awesome brick square and I'm pretty sure I could snag use of it (blocked off) for the day for a charity/social event that brings people to the city. I also think this could develop into a fun, well-attended yearly event due to our location (30 miles South of KC). So, I'm looking for any and all advice on what to start thinking about in order to pull this off. Some thoughts that come to mind are...
1) How many staffers will I need to pull this off?
2) I might be able to set it up in conjunction w/ another small event that also uses the square and draws people. Would that be a good idea?
3) Entry fee? All to prizes and trophies? I'm not worried about making a boat load of money on this thing. It's more to showcase our lodge, our city, and our square.
4) We'd like to do it on a Saturday in the summer, but would a Sunday work better so we might draw some teams from the city that were at a sanctioned comp on Friday and Saturday?
5) Names? Burnt District Rib Shootout, Cass County Rib Shootout, Grand River Rib Shootout, Brick Square Rib Run, Grand River Rib Run, etc., etc., etc.?
What else? I know that there are 100s of questions I need to be asking. Any advice at all will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bret
1) How many staffers will I need to pull this off?
2) I might be able to set it up in conjunction w/ another small event that also uses the square and draws people. Would that be a good idea?
3) Entry fee? All to prizes and trophies? I'm not worried about making a boat load of money on this thing. It's more to showcase our lodge, our city, and our square.
4) We'd like to do it on a Saturday in the summer, but would a Sunday work better so we might draw some teams from the city that were at a sanctioned comp on Friday and Saturday?
5) Names? Burnt District Rib Shootout, Cass County Rib Shootout, Grand River Rib Shootout, Brick Square Rib Run, Grand River Rib Run, etc., etc., etc.?
What else? I know that there are 100s of questions I need to be asking. Any advice at all will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bret