KEGS
KEGABUCK$ AUCTIONS
KEGS
KEGABUCK$ AUCTIONS
For those of you who are not KEGS members, a quick explanation of KEGABUCK$ is probably in order. In our computer users group we have a unique way of promoting and rewarding member participation and volunteerism. Every time a member attends a meeting or volunteers to help with one of our KEGS programs we reward that participation with “funny money” that we call KEGABUCK$.
Once a year we have an auction where ONLY KEGABUCK$ can be used to bid on items. Thus, the members with the highest level of KEGS participation have the most money to spend.
There are only a few instances were you will actually be handed KEGABUCK$ during the year: 1) At our Monthly General Meeting and 2) At our Pig SIG. The rest of your KEGABUCK$ entitlement is calculated from the attendance records that are administered by the SIG leaders and special program administers.
Just before the auction we run programs against the SIG and special program attendance rosters. Those programs generate totals for each member and the KEGS board then meets and stuffs envelopes with KEGABUCK$ that were calculated by the programs.
You are expected to bring all your personally collected KEGABUCK$ to the auction (including any funny money used in special programs and any KEGABUCK$ from previous years) so they can be used with what is in your envelope.
We do have a policy of purging any KEGABUCK$ that have not been picked up at auction night and are three (3) years old. I guess you could call this our "You don't use, you loose" policy.
We also have a good-will policy that, if you forgot to pay your dues but are still attending KEGS functions, we will give you your KEGABUCK$ envelope on auction night if you pay us for the full years membership at that time.
One of the things we'd like to do is "impress" newcomers to our meetings. Early in KEGS development we decided that a new visitor would be impressed if they attended meetings where existing members showed their club commitment by wearing a KEGS T-shirt.
To thank the dedicated members that participate in the T-shirt program, we provide an additional 50 KEGABUCK$ bonus when a KEGS T-shirt is worn to one of our meetings. In view of the impression we're trying to make we do require that the t-shirt be worn externally and visible during the meetings. (Shirts worn under other clothing DO NOT qualify for the bonus!)
There is one SIG meeting that is not eligible for this bonus - the "Pig SIG". Even if your eating is computer controlled, we consider this a social event (and we're trying to help you keep Pizza sauce off of your shirt).
Just ask one of the current board members and they will tell you how to buy a KEGS T-shirt.
Donation Hall of Fame
In preparation for the KEGABUCK$ auction we approach vendors and, after explaining the program, ask for donations of products that can be used as auction items. The vendor response is fantastic and this is our way of acknowledging and thanking them for their generous contributions. We encourage you to patronize these vendors whenever possible.
The KEGABUCK$ Auction 2004
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The KEGABUCK$ Auction 2003
Adobe Systems, Inc. www.adobe.com
aShampoo
www.ashampoo.com
AVANTRIX
Inc.
www.avantrix.com
Dair Computer Systems
www.spamai.com
Detto Technology
www.detto.com
FormalSoft
www.formalsoft.com
Hewlett Packard
www.hp.com
Laplink, Inc.
www.laplink.com
MacEase
www.macease.com
Microsoft
www.microsoft.com
Millennia Corp.
www.legacyfamilytree.com
PanicWare, Inc.
www.panicware.com
Smart Computing
www.smartcomputing.com
Sunbelt Software
www.sunbeltsoftware.com
User Group
Relations www.ugr.com
ZEDTEC, Inc.
www.ztree.com
Additionally, we give a big “Thank You” to the following KEGS members who generously contributed some of their excess computer products for use in the auction:
Steve Fondren
Hugh Hall
AnnaMarie Knudsen
Joe Mraz
The KEGABUCK$ Auction 2002
Adobe Systems, Inc. www.adobe.com
Al Hooper
KEGS member
Aladdin Systems, Inc
www.aladdinsys.com
AVANTRIX
Inc.
www.avantrix.com
Bob Baxter
KEGS member
Casady & Green
www.casacyg.com
Dave Abernathy KEGS member
Dave & Cathy Whittle
KEGS member
Detto Technology
www.detto.com
Electronic Arts
www.ea.com
Gobe Software
www.gobe.com
Hewlett Packard
www.hp.com
Laplink, Inc.
www.laplink.com
Lexmark Marketing
www.lexmark.com
McAfee
www.mcafee.com
Microsoft
www.microsoft.com
Power Quest
www.powerquest.com
Small Box Software
www.smallboxsoftware.com
Stardock
www.stardock.com
Steve Fondren KEGS member
Xerox Marketing
www.xerox.com
ZTreeWin.llc
www.ztree.com
The KEGABUCK$ Auction 2001
Adobe Systems, Inc. www.adobe.com
Aladdin Systems, Inc.
www.aladdinsys.com
AVANTRIX
Inc.
www.avantrix.com
Corel
www.corel.com
Electronic Arts
www.ea.com
Hewlett Packard
www.hp.com
Intuit
www.intuit.com
Laplink, Inc.
www.laplink.com
Lexmark
www.lexmark.com
Power Quest
www.powerquest.com