Updates to Ribbons and swag bag options
With the rising costs of pretty much everything required to run the event we have had to increase the entry fee for this year. We are going to try and use those funds to bring back the swag bags and awards to a top tier level of quality.
For the Placement ribbons per round we are going to a combined concept of both ribbons and acryllics. The 1st through 3rd placements will be the ribbons like we have done in past years. And 4th through 8th will be an upgraded version of the acryllics we've done the past two years.
For the swag bags we are making sure that everyone entered receives a t-shirt and the customized items regardless of their ability to volunteer. The customized items are the acryllics with your dogs name and your name, the custom banners, etc.
If you would also like the swag items that we typically have to purchase from vendors then you will need to volunteer. The good news is that you only need to volunteer for a single position each round!
We have enough people at the event that if each person were to just volunteer for a single position per round, we would actually have a massive excess of workers available, rather then the shortage that typically happens.
The event can not happen without volunteers. If we have to start paying people to work, then entry fees would also have to increase to cover that, so we're just trying to keep costs as low as we can even with the rising costs involved.
Please keep in mind that volunteering can also happen outside of the rounds, you can help course build between rounds, help with set up or tear down each morning or night. All of these things will get you that swag bag and our eternal gratitude!