Experience promoting districts in Minnesota

[Carolyn_Grace]

Originally Posted by Knufire

the decreased cost to run the event.

This is an interesting thing to think about when switching from Regionals to Districts.

Yes, in theory, there is a decreased cost to running individual district events. But when switching from four Regionals (in three venues) to 12-14 district events, I have to think that the cost actually would increase for an area.

And it's important to note that in the Regional system, FIRST HQ takes on the financial risk of the events, but in the District system, the local non-profit organization takes on the financial risk.

While it's easy to say that you get more plays for your money in the distric system, and events are cheaper, it's minimizing the issue at hand.

If one district event costs $15,000 (and that's on the waaaayyyyy cheap side) and you have 12 events, you're looking at minimum of $180,000. And like I said, that's on the WAY cheap side. Most district events are going to be closer to the $20,000-$30,000 range. That's a huge financial risk for one local area to take upon themselves.