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DRIVING HOME THE POINT — Mrs.. Mildred
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September 28 - 30,"'1978'
'HUROls(COUNTY.
_1_11---,TIQE PLOWING MATCH SUPPLEMENT
Funding the IPM:
Whtle° organizers always
hope an luternational
Plowing Match will make'
pmfit, the match isn't a:
moneymaking venture.
If that seems a con-
tradiction in ternas, it's be-
cause both the Huron Plow-
men's Association and the
Ontario Plotivmen's As-
SQCiation are non profit,_
organizatiofiS:
Also, the provincial
local organhations have au--
ferent financial re:
sponsibilities in staging a
match.
The Ontario Plowm
Association
V\
receive t
revenue from selling the
space to exhibitors during ,
the match.
^* the match lost money co m-
m ittee triernbers" never did
receive any renumeratinn,
But as Carol 'Armstrong,
said nobody goes into, a
match thinking about what
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in Frontenac County was successful match held in'
rained' out, the provincial...Bruce County, 'the local
organorganizationturned over. plowmen's association can
$115,000 from its reserve 'use the money for projects
fund to the county' or- area.
ganization to cover expenses . in their In Prentenac County, since
of staging the rain-pliglied , • 4-
match.
The budget for the Inter-
national Plowing ,Match in
Huron County this_year has„ „,..,
-been set al160:660, and the
provincial organization.
when - guarantees' -direct e,penses
up to the figure.
Some of the . expen se
incurred in staging the match
arc $30,000 for' an:
advertising campaign, over
$50,000 for installing hydro
on the site. $11,200 , for
installing telephone service,
over $10,000 to provide
Johnny-on-the spots and
$35,000 in • prize money for
plowmen. •
If the 150,000 people ex-
pected at the match turn
up, and it is a profitable year,
the local Huron County ash'
sedation is reponsible for
covering all the expthiscs of
staging the match:
Then. if there arc funds
,over and above the expenses,
they pay membefs of their P. various committees mileage
and per diem rates for the
meetings they have attended
over the oast several months.
Finally, if there are still
funds remaining,' as there,
were in the case "of the
The, provincial or-
ganization however, has 40
guarantee the county .or-
-' ganizathin the direct • ex-
penses of staging a match.
, The county group received
its revenues from the gate
receipts collected during the
actual mt.t.:h itself, which
means thcitocal organization
has a faligreater potent al for._
bringing in revenue than the
parent body.
The problem arises
bad weathe'r or other dis-
asters result in a pool:
turnout.
That's when gate receipts •
drop, and the Ontario Plow-
men's Associaton has to ball
out the county organizatihn.
Last year, when the Match
werisimmormium.
41•10•1•11/
you'll make.
people working
together and it brings the
people of a County. together,"
You can't measure, that in'
dollars and +ts.