January 2008 Hot Button Winners
Congrats to our
January Hot Button of the Month Winner!
It was a hard decision, but the results are in! Our very first Hot Button of the Month Contest Winner is….(drum roll)…Gary Bremen from Biscayne National Park in Homestead, Florida. Gary submitted a sampling of several buttons that have been used at Biscayne National Park's monthly Family Fun Fest. The staff uses the buttons to rewards kids (and others!) who complete all five hands-on activity stations at the monthly event. Each program features educational activities (games, crafts, science experiments, etc.) that focus on a particular aspect of the park's resources, often with crazy themes that make even mundane topics come alive. Past topics have included titles such as "Reef Rally" and "Hurricanes: More Than Meets the Eye."
"The buttons are an absolute requirement for Family Fun Fest," Gary says. "Each month's button is unique and incorporates some aspect of the event itself, often an aspect that only ‘insiders' (participants) will recognize."
Kids who attend all 5 Family Fun Fest events in a season, and can prove it with their buttons, earn an additional award and an additional button: the much-coveted Family Fun Fest Fanatic award! According to Gary, several kids have been coming to the event for years, and proudly wear ALL their buttons on their hats or vests.
What a great way to promote your organization - and to reward participants!
To reward Gary for rewarding others, he will receive a $100 gift certificate to Badge-A-Minit.com.
You can view a sampling of Family Fun Fest buttons below.