2009 Barn of the Year Award

AWARD PURPOSE

To recognize barn owners who have made efforts to preserve their barns and help to provide preservation examples and ideas to other barn owners.

AWARD GOALS

• Encourage barn preservation
• Collect preservation ideas
• Collect approximate preservation cost date
• Study preservation motivation
• Increase FoMB out-state participation
• Increase FoMB website traffic
• Increase FoMB publicity

AWARD CATEGORIES

1. FARM USE (Barns actively used to store grains or farm amchinery or to house farm animals)
2. NON-FARM USE (Barns with all other uses)

AWARD PRIZES

Grand Prize

(One for each category)

• Preservation Plaque
• $200.00 Cash
• FoMB Membership
• HarvestFest Presentation
• Website Recognition
• Newsletter Recognition

Honorable Mention Prize

(For each category)

• Preservation Plaque
• FoMB Membership
• HarvestFest Presentation
• Website Recognition
• Newsletter Recognition

Entry Prize

(To every qualified entry)

• Small recognition gift

AWARD RULES:

• Contest is open to all Minnesota barn owners (Including organizations)
• FoMB membership is not required
• Barn owners shall return the completed nominations by September 11, 2009
• Nomination forms are available on FoMB's website and were sent to all FoMB members
• Nominations shall include photos; but not to exceed 5 photos
• Photos shall be personnal photos; professional photos are not allowed
• All submissions become property of FoMB and may be edited and used to promote FomB and barn preservation
• Photos will NOT be returned
• Judges will be selected by the FoMB Board of Directors
• Entries will be judged on historical significance, presservation efforts, presearvation creativity, and perceived future of the barn
• Judges will determine weight of each criteria
• Judging shall be accomplished in a way that all entries are treated equally with disregard to location, owner's name, or FoMB membership
• Winners do not need to be present at the awards ceremony during FoMB's HarverstFest Banquet in December
• Past Grand Prize winners need to demostrate new preservation efforts to be considered again
• FoMB reserves the right to modify contest in anyway