On Saturday, July 10, the Big Ideas contestants, judges, and donors gathered together along with interested community members to hear the judges’ final results. Â Only three of the twenty ideas submitted were not represented by their contestant at the event.
Each “Big Idea” score was the sum of two scores:
- the straight total of points awarded by all the judges
- the number of times a judge placed the idea in the top four
So, who were the winners?
4th Place ($200):
Bob Johnson to build a campground in Morgan County
3rd Place ($400):
Raquel Zike to build a Skateboard Park in Morgan County
2nd Place ($600):
Jennifer Blankenship to turn the old Harman Becker building into a Community Center
1st Place ($800 & 1 year Membership to Rainmakers):
Betty Trusty to create a calling system to check on the elderly and homebound individuals in the county, which she calls TrustContact.
The evening ended with networking time and we are pleased to report that several connections were made among attendees that will potentially help even those ideas that did not win to move forward.
See you at next year’s Big Ideas event!
Congratulations to all involved in making this happen and to all who submitted big ideas and to all the winners!
Will the winning proposals be posted anywhere where we can take a look at them?
This contest got people to think about our community on many different levels. All the ideas presented had value and we encourage the submitters to pursue them. Waldon IT Solutions enjoyed playing a part. We look forward to an even larger role in the coming year.
Jon, thanks for including my company.
Jerry L. Waldon
Waldon IT Solutions
@Sharyn – Yes, I’ve been meaning to get all the videos uploaded to blog posts, YouTube, etc. I’ll keep you posted. I’ll also work with the city to have the winners present during a city council meeting soon.
@Jerry – You bet! Thanks for your efforts! The tough part is now. The winners and others with ideas will need coaching a mentoring to get to that next step.