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Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge (Big Cat Rescue Challenge)

Overview and Purpose

The Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge is a competition in which the chapters of a fleet strive to raise the most money for TRMN’s official charity, Big Cat Rescue, during the 3-month challenge period allotted by their fleet commander. These rules are based on previous Grand Alliance Campaign challenges conducted by TRMN fleets in the past in an effort to standardize them for unified competition under the Black Sphinx Cup.

The chapter that raises and donates the most to Big Cat Rescue, and correctly submits those records during the challenge period, wins the Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge in their fleet.

Whether they’re treecats, lynx, ocelots, tigers, or hexapumas, our furry friends need TRMN’s help. Your chapter’s mission is to raise as much money as possible for Big Cat Rescue, by any (legal) means necessary. Solicit donations at a fan table, hold a bake sale, organize a charity run or walk-a-thon, or conduct a silent auction—the possibilities are limited only by your imagination! Individuals (not chapters) who raise and donate $300 or more are eligible to receive the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal.

Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge Rules

In order to be compliant with the Black Sphinx Cup, the fleet cup’s Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge must adhere to the following rules.

Chapter’s final scores are not based simply on money raised, but money that is actually received by Big Cat Rescue as a donation.
Receipts, preferably in the form of a PayPal email receipt, are required as documentation to confirm money donated to Big Cat Rescue. These must be included in a chapter’s final report for the fleet cup, as well as in the winning chapter’s portfolio submission for the Black Sphinx Cup.
Money raised should be donated to Big Cat Rescue via the official TRMN PayPal link provided at the bottom of the home page at www.TRMN.org.
When not possible to donate via this PayPal link due to a creative fundraising method that requires other parties provide the funds to Big Cat Rescue, the challenge liaison or challenge director must contact the First Space Lord’s staff Intelligence officer for approval and guidance in this matter.
Donations or fundraising for the challenge may be raised or collected in a legal manner that does not disparage TRMN as an organization.
It is the responsibility of the fleet commander, CO, and every participating member to understand and adhere to their local laws concerning donations and fundraising.
In the likely event that funds are raised or donations are solicited as a group effort, rather than individual, it is the responsibility for the CO to have an agreeable plan ahead of time as to how those funds will be split amongst the records of participating members. All disputes will be settled by the fleet commander.
For score keeping purposes, Canadian members and chapters whose donations are made in Canadian dollars will be considered equal to US dollars (1 Canadian dollar = 1 US dollar).
For score keeping purposes, all other foreign currencies beside Canadian will be converted to the US dollar amount.

Recording & Reporting the Grand Alliance Challenge

Chapter liaisons are required to create a spreadsheet to record their chapter’s activities in the challenge. This spreadsheet must include:

A header with:
- Chapter name
- CO name and contact information
- Chapter’s challenge liaison name and contact information
- The most recent date updated
Numbered rows.
Each row represents one instance of fundraising or donations by a member, AFTER
the funds have been submitted to Big Cat Rescue. That row must include columns that list:
- Member name
- Member TRMN ID number
- Date funds submitted to Big Cat Rescue
- Means of sending funds to Big Cat Rescue (i.e.: PayPal, etc.)
- Record number (Receipt or record number of PayPal donation, etc.)
- Note with details on the source of the funds (i.e., personal donation, bake sale, etc.)
A footer with the total amount of funds donated by the chapter to Big Cat Rescue.

Additional Guidelines & Suggestions

Creativity plays a large part in the success of a challenge such as this. The most obvious way to raise donations for Big Cat Rescue is to have a collection cup at a chapter’s TRMN convention table with Big Cat Rescue literature explaining what their mission is. However, there are no limits as to how much more creative chapters can get than that. A brief list of ideas and suggestions are below:

Raffle off a treecat in a silent auction.
Allow convention goers to challenge TRMN members to a (Nerf) duel for a dollar.
Hold a bake sale.
Organize a charity run or walk-a-thon.
Dunk-tank the White Beret.
Conduct a Go Fund Me campaign with clever and cheap rewards.

If you are unsure about your chapter’s idea for fundraising, contact your fleet commander or the staff Intelligence officer to the First Space Lord.

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-== Emergency Relief Challenge (Food Drive Challenge) ==
+== Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge (Big Cat Rescue Challenge) ==
 === Overview and Purpose ===
-The Emergency Relief Challenge is a competition in which the chapters of a fleet strive to donate the most food, canned goods, and other related essential items to a local non-profit of their choice by the end of the three-month challenge period allotted by their fleet commander. These rules are based on similar challenges conducted by TRMN fleets in the past, in an effort to standardize them for unified competition under the Black Sphinx Cup.
+The Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge is a competition in which the chapters of a fleet strive to raise the most money for TRMN’s official charity, Big Cat Rescue, during the 3-month challenge period allotted by their fleet commander. These rules are based on previous Grand Alliance Campaign challenges conducted by TRMN fleets in the past in an effort to standardize them for unified competition under the Black Sphinx Cup.
-The chapter that donates the most individual items and correctly submits this information during the challenge period wins the Emergency Relief Challenge in their fleet.
+The chapter that raises and donates the most to Big Cat Rescue, and correctly submits those records during the challenge period, wins the Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge in their fleet.
-=== Emergency Relief Challenge Rules ===
+Whether they’re treecats, lynx, ocelots, tigers, or hexapumas, our furry friends need TRMN’s help. Your chapter’s mission is to raise as much money as possible for Big Cat Rescue, by any (legal) means necessary. Solicit donations at a fan table, hold a bake sale, organize a charity run or walk-a-thon, or conduct a silent auction—the possibilities are limited only by your imagination! Individuals (not chapters) who raise and donate $300 or more are eligible to receive the Grand Alliance Campaign Medal.
-In order to be compliant with the Black Sphinx Cup, the fleet cup’s Emergency Relief Challenge must adhere to the following rules.
-* Donating canned and dry goods is the preferred and primary method of challenge participation.
-* Local Food Banks or Shelters that take such donations are the preferred and primary targets for challenge donations.
-* Alternative essential goods for donations, such as new and still-in-the-package socks, underwear, gloves, shirts, etc., are acceptable, but require prior approval from the fleet commander. If there is a dispute concerning this, authority goes to the staff Intelligence officer of the First Space Lord, who will resolve the dispute on a case-by case basis.
-* Alternative targets for challenge donations, such as the Red Cross, Good Will, or any non-profit entity other than a food bank or shelter, require prior approval from the fleet commander. If there is a dispute concerning this, authority goes to the Office of the [[First Space Lord]], who will resolve the dispute on a case-by-case basis.
-* Non-profits/targets for challenge donations must not be of a non-political or controversial nature. If a fleet commander is concerned about the nature of a non-profit, they should consult with the Office of the [[First Space Lord]] immediately. The Office of the [[First Space Lord]] holds the authority to intervene and disqualify the volunteer work for this challenge.
-* Digital photographs of each individual donation, clearly displaying the items donated, are required to be included in the final challenge report.
-* It is highly recommended that individuals include themselves wearing TRMN attire in the photographs, though this is not required.
-* Itemized receipts of all donations should be taken and included in the challenge report whenever possible.
-* The Emergency Relief Challenge will be scored as follows:
-** Each individual canned or dried good is worth one point, regardless of the size of the individually packaged item.
-** Each alternative item that has received prior approval from the fleet commander, such as new and packaged socks, etc., is worth one point. For example, if a new package of 3 pairs of socks is donated to a local shelter, each of those pairs of socks is worth a point (for a total of 3 points in this example), regardless of them being packaged together.
-** If there is any dispute concerning point values as described above, authority goes to the staff Intelligence officer of the First Space Lord, who will resolve the dispute on a case-by-case basis.
-** Monetary donations are permitted to food banks only. Each dollar is worth one point. Copies of receipts from the food bank must be included in the final report.
-* Any donations made prior to or after the challenge period WILL NOT BE COUNTED toward the chapter’s points.
-* It is highly recommended that members take photos, video, or other media to document their donation activities, preferably in uniform, and include it in their reports. This is not a rule, just a recommendation that could further bolster their portfolio for the Black Sphinx Cup.
-=== Winning the Emergency Relief.  Challenge ===
+[[File:Grand_alliance_campaign_medal_(ribbon).png|125px|left|GACM Ribbon]] <br>
-At the conclusion of the challenge period, the chapter that has submitted a report that indicates they have scored the highest number of points through approved and photographically documented donations wins the challenge. In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken by comparing the number of points earned via approved alternative item donations.
-=== Recording and Reporting the Civil Affairs Challenge ===
+=== Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge Rules ===
+In order to be compliant with the Black Sphinx Cup, the fleet cup’s Grand Alliance Campaign Challenge must adhere to the following rules.
+* Chapter’s final scores are not based simply on money raised, but money that is actually received by Big Cat Rescue as a donation.
+* Receipts, preferably in the form of a PayPal email receipt, are required as documentation to confirm money donated to Big Cat Rescue. These must be included in a chapter’s final report for the fleet cup, as well as in the winning chapter’s portfolio submission for the Black Sphinx Cup.
+* Money raised should be donated to Big Cat Rescue via the official TRMN PayPal link provided at the bottom of the home page at www.TRMN.org.
+* When not possible to donate via this PayPal link due to a creative fundraising method that requires other parties provide the funds to Big Cat Rescue, the challenge liaison or challenge director must contact the First Space Lord’s staff Intelligence officer for approval and guidance in this matter.
+* Donations or fundraising for the challenge may be raised or collected in a legal manner that does not disparage TRMN as an organization.
+* It is the responsibility of the fleet commander, CO, and every participating member to understand and adhere to their local laws concerning donations and fundraising.
+* In the likely event that funds are raised or donations are solicited as a group effort, rather than individual, it is the responsibility for the CO to have an agreeable plan ahead of time as to how those funds will be split amongst the records of participating members. All disputes will be settled by the fleet commander.
+* For score keeping purposes, Canadian members and chapters whose donations are made in Canadian dollars will be considered equal to US dollars (1 Canadian dollar = 1 US dollar).
+* For score keeping purposes, all other foreign currencies beside Canadian will be converted to the US dollar amount.
+=== Recording & Reporting the Grand Alliance Challenge ===
 Chapter liaisons are required to create a spreadsheet to record their chapter’s activities in the challenge. This spreadsheet must include:
 * A header with:
 ** Chapter name
-** CO Name and contact information
+** CO name and contact information
 ** Chapter’s challenge liaison name and contact information
 ** The most recent date updated
 * Numbered rows.
-* Each row represents one instance of a donation, or a donation instance.
+* Each row represents one instance of fundraising or donations by a member, AFTER
-* Each donation instance row must include the following information in the columns:
+* the funds have been submitted to Big Cat Rescue. That row must include columns that list:
-** Donation date
+** Member name
-** Number of canned or dry food goods donated.
+** Member TRMN ID number
-** Number of alternative items donated.
+** Date funds submitted to Big Cat Rescue
-** Alternative items pre-approved? (Y / N / N/A)
+** Means of sending funds to Big Cat Rescue (i.e.: PayPal, etc.)
-** Monetary donation amount
+** Record number (Receipt or record number of PayPal donation, etc.)
-** Donated to (including name, address, phone number)
+** Note with details on the source of the funds (i.e., personal donation, bake sale, etc.)
-** Total points donated.
+* A footer with the total amount of funds donated by the chapter to Big Cat Rescue.
-** Photographic documentation attached? (Y/N)
-** Filename of photographic documentation.
+=== Additional Guidelines & Suggestions ===
-** Name and TRMN ID number of all members directly involved in the donation
+Creativity plays a large part in the success of a challenge such as this. The most obvious way to raise donations for Big Cat Rescue is to have a collection cup at a chapter’s TRMN convention table with Big Cat Rescue literature explaining what their mission is. However, there are no limits as to how much more creative chapters can get than that. A brief list of ideas and suggestions are below:
-** Instance.
+* Raffle off a treecat in a silent auction.
-** Brief description of items donated.
+* Allow convention goers to challenge TRMN members to a (Nerf) duel for a dollar.
-* A footer with the total number of points earned by the chapter.
+* Hold a bake sale.
+* Organize a charity run or walk-a-thon.
+* Dunk-tank the White Beret.
+* Conduct a Go Fund Me campaign with clever and cheap rewards.
+If you are unsure about your chapter’s idea for fundraising, contact your fleet commander or the staff Intelligence officer to the [[First Space Lord]].
 [[BSC:ListofChallenges|Return to Previous Page]]
-Grand_alliance_campaign_medal_%28ribbon%29.png
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