Awards
Awards Coordinator - Procedures and Policies
Updated January 2009
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BCYR will only accept mailed
tests for all awards, no faxes or e-mails.
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Local (Lower Mainland) BCYR
Members must receive their awards at a regular meeting/event, if they
cannot attend the Banquet.
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Award forms must be used to
submit any and all tests.
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Awards are issued for GOLD
rated shows only.
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If an Awards
member's relative is nominated for a subjective award, i.e. - The Silver
Sonata or The Improved Rider, they will be removed from any connection
with that award.
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The Awards
member can calculate awards, which are not subjective, i.e. - The Level
Awards and The 8 Award, even if their relative is a recipient.
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The procedures
to follow for subjective (The Silver Sonata Award and The Most Improved
Rider) BCYR Awards are:
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Mail a copy of
every Nomination, received before October 15th of that year, to the
Awards Coordinator.
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Executive
members are excluded from the selection making process, if they have:
Nominated or are related to or coaching the nominee.
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Upon reading all
the nominations, all Executive members are to mail their vote in writing
to the Awards Coordinator by the stated deadline.
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Executive
members can only vote once and cannot change their vote.
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The Awards
Coordinator is to tally the votes and report the results back to the
Executive
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If a tie occurs,
the Executive is to vote again between the tied recipients.
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The chosen
recipient is contacted by telephone by the Awards Coordinator.
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Whenever
possible the Award recipients are to accept their award in person, at the
year-end BCYR party.
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Recipients of
awards have the trophy for their use for one year and are to return it
before November 1st of the next year.
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BCYR will be
responsible for the engraving of perpetual trophies.
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