Booking
Miss Rodeo America for Your Event
When you book
Miss Rodeo America for an appearance in your community, remember
that she is anxious
to please you and is willing
to do those things that will promote Professional Rodeo, your sponsors,
the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and your special activity
and events.
Miss Rodeo America represents the interests of Professional Rodeo and the
Western Way of Life. She is well versed on the Sport of Professional Rodeo,
horsemanship skills, appropriate appearance, pleasing personality and is
an excellent public speaker.
We have made available an online form you can complete and submit your request for scheduling Miss Rodeo America at your event. We will make every effort to accommodate your request.
The
following suggestions may be of help to you in planning your use of
Miss Rodeo America:
POSSIBLE
ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MISS RODEO AMERICA
Media Coverage can be provided in a variety of ways. Schedule well
in advance and provide press kits.
1. Press conference to announce
arrival of MRA.
2. Interviews—TV, Radio, Newspapers.
3. Talk Shows—TV and Radio (guests
are often scheduled months in advance).
4. Local Chamber of Commerce and company news bulletins.
5. Local Hispanic Chamber of Commerce appearances.
Community
Appearances can be arranged quite easily if requests are made
early.
1. Grade school classroom visits (Call the Principal
for permission).
2. Junior and Senior High School assemblies or room visits.
3. Junior and Senior High School Football and Basketball games
(have MRA introduced to the crowd).
4. Visits to Special Needs Schools.
5. Visits to Senior Citizen groups - may want her to speak.
6. Speaking engagements at Civic Groups (Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions,
etc.).
Autograph
Parties or Sessions can be held in a variety of places.
1. Western Apparel
Stores
2. Shopping Centers or Malls
3. Banks
4. Schools
State
Pageants and Local Queen Contests offer good opportunities to use Miss
Rodeo America.
1. Arrange meeting
with contestants for
pointers from Miss Rodeo America on the following:
—Appearance:
Attractiveness, Grooming, Photogenic Quality, Poise and
Posture, Knowledge of Proper Western Attire.
—Horsemanship skills:
Control, Balance, Position.
—Personality:
Intelligence, Conversational Ability, Making Speeches,
Impromptu Questions, Self Projection, Promptness,
Appearance.
2. Use Miss Rodeo America to assist in Master of
Ceremonies duties at pageants and contests, etc.
3. Have her give brief talk about the Miss Rodeo America
Pageant or about her year as Miss Rodeo America.
Rodeo
and/or Fair Activities offer many ways to use Miss Rodeo America.
1. Appearance
in parades.
2. Grand Entry at rodeos.
3. Running cattle out of the arena during the rodeo.
4. Appearance at cooking contests and other such activities
as a PR representative.
PRE-ARRIVAL
PLANNING
Choose your program of activities and arrange schedule
details ahead of time.
Publicize the arrival of Miss Rodeo America in your
news media along with your special event promotion.
ARRIVAL
OF MISS RODEO AMERICA FOR APPEARANCE
Upon her arrival, give Miss Rodeo America a detailed
schedule of her activities during her stay there.
She needs to plan
her wardrobe
and study notes for promos, speeches, etc.
Advise
MRA about transportation arrangements so she can be on time for all
her appearances.
Be
straight-forward in explaining your requirements of her. She will do
her best job when she knows
exactly what is expected
of her.
If
MRA stays with a family instead of in a hotel/motel, please limit her
participation in family activities.
Allow
her enough time for rest between appearances and provide complete privacy
when dressing
and putting on
her makeup.
APPEARANCE
FEES
Round trip air fare. Air fare will be shared
equally when multiple bookings are involved.
Automobile
mileage at 40 cents/mile for any part of the trip.
$150.00
per day appearance fee. Plus $25.00 booking fee.
All
meals and lodging for Miss Rodeo America during her stay will be paid
by your organization, including $15.00 per diem on
travel days only.
Receipt
for airport parking, meals, shuttle or taxi service will be submitted
following
appearance for
payment.
$100.00
charge to cancel Appearance Agreement and/or Contract.
Any
requested change in appearance dates and/or cancellation of
contract made
after flight
arrangements have been
arranged will result in
a $25.00 office charge plus
the cost of changing the airline
ticket.
Your signature on the Appearance Request form constitutes a commitment on your part to host Miss Rodeo America at your rodeo or event as per the above stated requirements.
If
you have a problem of any kind during the appearance
of Miss Rodeo
America
in your city,
call the MRA
office at once.
We welcome
your
suggestions and comments
because we want this part of our program
to be
completely
satisfactory
to
you.
CONTACT: Raeana
Wadhams, Executive Director
27906 Cumbres, Pueblo, Colo. 81006
PHONE (719)948-9206; FAX (719)948-4760
raeana@comcast.net
POSSIBLE
ACTIVITIES
ARRIVAL
PLANNING
EVENT
APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
APPEARANCE
FEES
APPEARANCE
REQUEST FORM (PDF)
MISS
RODEO AMERICA, INC.
Raeana
Wadhams Executive Director
27906 Cumbres
Pueblo, CO 81006
PHONE (719) 948-9206;
FAX (719) 948-4760
raeana@comcast.net