PAPO VIP points

You probably already know that helping at an event is a truly satisfying aspect of membership, and that every single volunteer is appreciated every single time.

As well as getting to know fellow club members by working alongside them, you get to run/ride for free on the day. If you can’t do a course on the day, you will earn VIP POINTS. 

The VIP Points scheme has been revised in 2024. Instead of issuing cards we now maintain a "points balance" for each member. Points are earned by helping at an event and spent when entering an event. The VIP points administrator maintains points balances. Please email PAPOVIPpoints@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Earning Points:

• Event Planner or Controller: 12 points

• Event coordinator: 6 points

• Rostered helper: 2 points
  (Includes being roped-in for a rostered role having already paid for your entry).

• Committee members 16 points per year, non-committee club officers 8 points per year

With the VIP points scheme changes in 2024, the point values have been modified to maintain the same benefits as the prior scheme.

Paying with VIP points:

• Senior event entry: 2 VIP points

• Junior or Student event entry: 1 VIP point

When pre-entering for an event via EnterO, Pay with VIP points is a payment option.  This is to be used for both redeeming VIP points and for those helping out and taking a free run/ride at the event.

After completing your entry, please forward you entry confirmation email to PAPOVIPpoints@gmail.com noting that you are paying by VIP points.
The VIP coordinator will deduct the relevant points from your points balance. 

The small print  

• VIP points can be used to pay for guests of those that earned the points. 
• VIP points cannot be used to pay for Championship events (e.g. Canterbury Champs or other large events hosted by PAPO).
• PAPO has amazing juniors stepping up into course planning, controlling and coordinating and where that mahi is what an adult would have done, they accrue full points. 
• When the planner, controller or coordinator role is shared, so are the points.
• At Championships events only the planner, controller and overall coordinator earn VIP points. These events call for ‘all hands on deck’ as helpers, and it is expected that all PAPO members that are entered help in some way. (Canterbury Schools weekend is treated the same as a PAPO club event - helpers can take a free run or earn VIP points).  
• The event coordinator determines whether someone who stepped in during the event earns points.  They advise the VIP points administrator.
• In addition to VIP points, planners and controllers can claim mileage for visiting the map during the planning process and for the event (normally limited to a max of 3 visits per event).  
• Those essential people who tow the caravan and the toilets can also claim mileage. Towing is paid at double the standard mileage rate.