Shearwaters Members Awards
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Awards recognise people who contribute to the branch and
as such Shearwaters gives awards each year to those members who
have made a difference through their participation. |
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Geoff Barton
Memorial
Award |
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This award is awarded to the Shearwaters member who is most active on rides during the year. Points are awarded based on the following table and the member with the most points accrued at the end of the year (October to September) will be awarded the trophy. It is a perpetual trophy which the winner holds for the 12 months.
Point System |
If you lead a ride, you will get 4 points (1
for attending and 3 for leading) |
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If you are Tail End Charlie on a ride, you
will get 3 points (1 for attending and 2 for Tail Ender) |
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Points will not be awarded for less than a
full days attendance on a ride. |
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The more you participate in Branch Rides,
the better your chances of winning the award. |
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Mutton Bird Award |
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This award is voted by committee. Each month
each committee member awards votes to members (much like Brownlow
voting) they consider have contributed to the Branch above and beyond.
These votes are tallied and the member with the most votes, gets the
award. This is a clubman award to recognise members who contribute to
the success of the branch. |
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This is a perpetual trophy and is awarded in
October annually. |
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Rear Guard
Award |
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Each pillion on a ride gets 1 point and the
pillion with the most points, is awarded this trophy. |
This is a perpetual trophy and is awarded in October annually |
Hall of Fame |
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This was introduced in October 2005 and is a
nominated award given to a member who has contributed to the Branch
above and beyond on a consistent basis over an extended time (as defined
by committee). |
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Mega-Saur-Us Award |
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This award will be given to the rider who attends the
most rides during the year and is awarded annually in October. This is
to recognise the rider who participates in the most club rides without
leading a ride or being tail ender. This is a separate award to the
Geoff Barton Memorial Award and the winner of the Geoff Barton Memorial
Award is ineligible to win the Mega-Saur-Us Award |
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The Butterfly Award |
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This is a perpetual award given in October
each year as an encouragement award to the woman most deserving. This
award was donated by Leda Sant. |
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Training Wheels Award |
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This is a monthly award and is given to the rider who needs recognition and encouragement in the event they fail to keep their bike upright. This award is always given in the spirit of fun.
This monthly award and is given to the rider who has lost their bike keys while on a club event or weekend ride.
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