Race wants prize money back

fan of Italian Aglianico wrote:

RE: Race wants prize money back 12/10/2015 12:24PM - in reply to Maculate Prizes

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http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=6901347&page=5#ixzz3ty8EQvABhttp://surfingmadonnarun.org/surfing-madonna-red-wine/

Bill the Pill wrote in part:

I looked at the website and as far as I can tell there's nothing about it being a not-for-profit business. I found one not so helpful statement: "All proceeds donated back to help SAVE OUR OCEAN!!!" That's pretty vague; it probably doesn't even refer to a specific charity. It's certainly not something anyone can easily track.

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Can someone point me to the part of the web site that says this.

the web link is to the ad for the that way again.2016 race and it looks like they still present the prize structure that same way as we have been discussing Do we have a link to the 2015 site as it was on the day the registration ended.

Maculate Prizes wrote:

Greetings LetsRun,

I have an issue I am hoping to get some outside perspective on. I competed in a run this past October and received prize money for finishing in the top three. Below is a link to the races website with the prize money break down.

http://surfingmadonnarun.org/awards-divisions/

I received the stated amount and went on my way unit today. This morning was contacted by the race director saying that the money given was meant for the male and female athlete and I must pay them back half of my winnings or I will be seeing them in court.

The race is put on by an organization that does good work but the handling of this situation is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. For a charity they are being extremely aggressive and threatening with calls, emails, and texts.

They had us pose with oversized checks with the amount written on them and mail out a real check weeks later with the "correct" amount. If this really was a mistake they had so many opportunities to catch it before now. The money has been spent and even though it is not a large amount it is still more than I can comfortably give up.

So I come to you Letsrun with the question what are the legal ramifications of not paying the money back? Can I really be brought to court? How would you proceed if you were in my shoes?

Maybe you should pay it back. wrote:

Maculate Prizes wrote:

Greetings LetsRun,

I have an issue I am hoping to get some outside perspective on. I competed in a run this past October and received prize money for finishing in the top three. Below is a link to the races website with the prize money break down.

http://surfingmadonnarun.org/awards-divisions/

I received the stated amount and went on my way unit today. This morning was contacted by the race director saying that the money given was meant for the male and female athlete and I must pay them back half of my winnings or I will be seeing them in court.

The race is put on by an organization that does good work but the handling of this situation is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. For a charity they are being extremely aggressive and threatening with calls, emails, and texts.

They had us pose with oversized checks with the amount written on them and mail out a real check weeks later with the "correct" amount. If this really was a mistake they had so many opportunities to catch it before now. The money has been spent and even though it is not a large amount it is still more than I can comfortably give up.

So I come to you Letsrun with the question what are the legal ramifications of not paying the money back? Can I really be brought to court? How would you proceed if you were in my shoes?

Although I agree with you that their e-mail, text or whatever could have been phrased differently/better their premise is still valid. You and others were inadvertently awarded twice the amount they were expecting to award.

Integrity, definition: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

If you were to make a purchase for $35 at a store somewhere and paid with a $50 bill, then received $25 in change, would you point out the error and return the excess $10 or would you keep it?

This is where personal integrity comes into play.

One of the wisest human I've ever known once told me, "When you die the only thing you can take with you is your integrity."

You only get one chance to make the right decision in matters such as this. Make the right one you'll never regret it, make the wrong one you'll never forget it.

Do you really think you'll sleep better knowing you kept money intended for a charity?

Just give it back. You'll feel better about yourself. If you're still unsure, then ask yourself why did you started this thread. You probably already knew what the right thing to do was in the first place.

Maybe you should pay it back. wrote:

Maculate Prizes wrote:

Greetings LetsRun,

I have an issue I am hoping to get some outside perspective on. I competed in a run this past October and received prize money for finishing in the top three. Below is a link to the races website with the prize money break down.

http://surfingmadonnarun.org/awards-divisions/

I received the stated amount and went on my way unit today. This morning was contacted by the race director saying that the money given was meant for the male and female athlete and I must pay them back half of my winnings or I will be seeing them in court.

The race is put on by an organization that does good work but the handling of this situation is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. For a charity they are being extremely aggressive and threatening with calls, emails, and texts.

They had us pose with oversized checks with the amount written on them and mail out a real check weeks later with the "correct" amount. If this really was a mistake they had so many opportunities to catch it before now. The money has been spent and even though it is not a large amount it is still more than I can comfortably give up.

So I come to you Letsrun with the question what are the legal ramifications of not paying the money back? Can I really be brought to court? How would you proceed if you were in my shoes?

Although I agree with you that their e-mail, text or whatever could have been phrased differently/better their premise is still valid. You and others were inadvertently awarded twice the amount they were expecting to award.

Integrity, definition: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

If you were to make a purchase for $35 at a store somewhere and paid with a $50 bill, then received $25 in change, would you point out the error and return the excess $10 or would you keep it?

This is where personal integrity comes into play.

One of the wisest human I've ever known once told me, "When you die the only thing you can take with you is your integrity."

You only get one chance to make the right decision in matters such as this. Make the right one you'll never regret it, make the wrong one you'll never forget it.

Do you really think you'll sleep better knowing you kept money intended for a charity?

Just give it back. You'll feel better about yourself. If you're still unsure, then ask yourself why did you started this thread. You probably already knew what the right thing to do was in the first place.