WOW! Our savings contest for members who will try and save cash for the 2008 convention has reached a grand total of 1 entry(so far Dennis Shoop is a "shoop-in" to win this)!!!???
Hmmmmm....either all of our members are very rich or none of them have discipline to give up/cut out a vice or two for the upcoming year.
There are two different contests: Winner gets either a PAID ENTRY into next years club hold 'em tourney or a $1.00 and $5.00 chip as well as as many roulettes which I can harvest from the new Starlight Casino which opens here in December.
So...in case you missed this on the weekend...here are the rules again:

CONTEST #1

The goal of the savings program will be for members to either cut out a spending vice(magazines;coffees;candy bars;junk food;useless garage sale junk;maybe cigarettes;dvds...anything you really do not need)or to at least cut down on that vice.

Every time you cut an item out during your day you are to place that money into a piggy bank or savings bank of some kind.The bank SHOULD be a bank which can be sealed in such a way that you can not readily open it unless by hammer or can opener so that you are not tempted during the year to remove money for laundry or potato chips or whatever.

The idea is to save as much as possible from now until June 4th.

As I mentioned,there are two contests.These are the rules for members who are willing to sacrifice a vice or two so that they can attend the show next year:

RULES FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE SAVING:
1.You MUST be a member in good standing in the CCGT&CC.
2.You MUST post a picture on this board with a picture of yourself with your bank!
3.You MUST tell us what "spending vices" you are willing to either give up,or at least cut back on over the course of the next 10 months.
4:You MUST agree to TRY and not open that bank at all until JUNE 4,2008.
5:You MUST agree to TRY and save as much a day as possible with the goal to be at least $5.00 per day.
6:When you post your picture PLEASE state this in your subject line:SAVINGS BANK PIC....along with your MEMBERSHIP NUMBER. NO OTHER INFO PLEASE!

On June 4th,2008,all banks will be opened and the total of each contestant's piggy bank savings for the year will be sent to me by email,and a prize will be awarded to ONE member chosen at random,who participated in this contest.The winner will be picked at random simply because some members will be able to save more than others.This is not a race...this is a goal!
NOW THE MAIN KICKER:Prizes will be awarded at the convention! This contest is set up so that you can attend the convention,so it is only fair that you go...right?

Because many of us are procrastinators,members will have TWO WEEKS from today SEPTEMBER 9,2007 to get there pics and banks posted on this board.
Entries close at 12:00PM PDT.