ARMA Bucks
You may have asked yourself, "What is an ARMA buck and why would I want one?" An ARMA buck is your ticket to fabulous prizes auctioned off each year during the annual awards banquet and ARMA auction.
Earning ARMA bucks is easy. In fact, you get a thousand just for coming to the auction. You can earn additional bucks the night of the event for donating prizes or securing donations from local businesses. You can also earn ARMA bucks by attending monthly meetings, bringing a guest, writing articles for ARMA publications, being a board member, attending the national conference, presenting at other chapters, recruiting new members and more. A full list of point values is listed below.
What kind of prizes have we had in the past and what should I try to secure? Golf outings, hotel accommodations, cash prizes, gift certificates, lawn equipment, electronics, home décor, jewelry, dinner certificates, and more have turned us into bidding machines!
Ways to Earn ARMA Bucks:
Attend a monthly chapter meeting - $125 per meeting
Bring donations to the ARMA Auction:
- Soliciting or donating a prize worth up to $50 - $500
- Each additional solicited or donated item - $500 (max of $2,000)
Attending the ARMA Auction - $1000
Brings a guest to a monthly meeting - $50 per guest per meeting
Attend all monthly meetings - Bonus of $400 per year
Attend a board meeting - $25 per meeting
Writing a web or newsletter article on records management - $150 per article
Be an active board member - $175 per year
Attend the ARMA International Conference - $150 per year
Participate on an ARMA International Committee - $150 per year
Participate as a chapter committee chair - $150 per committee
Participate in a chapter committee -$100 per committee
Recruit a new member - $1,000 per member
Present at a chapter meeting - $500 per presentation
Coordinate a monthly chapter meeting and speaker - $150 per speaker/meeting
Volunteer to be the chapter webmaster - $300 per year