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Yes, the Gold Prize Packs will be available again for the 2008-2009 club year!

T&T Trading Cards: How They Work

Summary: T&T Trading Cards are an incentive to motivate yourclubbers toward handbook progress and completion. Kids can collect and trade the cards with the goal of building a set of one (or more) of the T&T characters’ cards – a full character set contains six cards (six Leah cards, six Streamwood cards, etc.). Each card includes a unique code, so that when the codes from a complete card set (six cards of one character) are entered at www.awana.org/ttcards, the clubber will have access to special character-themed games and other fun content.

Please review the following information for answers to frequently asked questions. If you have other questions, please send them to tt@awana.org.

WHY should I use the cards?

• To motivate your clubbers toward Scripture memory!
• Keep in mind: Even though our goal — motivating kids to memorize Scripture — is a serious one, how we go about motivating them is all about fun! So enjoy the cards with your clubbers, and remember that there’s nothing you or the clubber needs to complete, sign off, etc. with the cards. All you need to do is encourage them to have fun collecting and trading the cards!

WHO are the cards for?

T&T Trading Cards are designed to inspire T&T clubbers to keep progressing through their handbooks. In addition, we hope they will also help several other audiences:

• To better equip T&T leaders and directors with an exciting new motivational tool in their ministry.
• To encourage clubbers’ parents as they see their kids excited about progressing through the handbook.
• To attract the attention and interest of clubbers’ friends toward T&T.

WHAT are the cards like?

• The complete set contains 42 unique cards (six cards each of the seven T&T characters: Arthur, Erik, Leah, Carlos, Christy, Jalissa and Streamwood).
• The cards are the same size as typical sports collector cards and feature original, full-color character artwork on one side and fun content on the other: jokes, character fun facts and off-the-wall “would you rather” questions that kids can ask and answer with each other.

WHEN do I use the cards?

• We recommend that you award a pack of cards to a clubber completing:
• The Start Zone (You may choose to retroactively award a pack of cards to clubbers who completed Start Zone in prior years in order to keep things fair.)
• Each of the Discoveries or Challenges in the books.
• Of course, you have the flexibility to use the card packs for additional motivation and recognition. (One idea would be to use the cards to recognize progress through the Silver and Gold extra-credit sections.) Just make sure you’re recognizing a legitimate achievement in order to uphold the value of the cards as an incentive.

HOW do the cards work?

• The cards are packaged randomly, eight cards per pack. Note that the cards do NOT correspond with specific handbooks — any T&T clubber can collect or trade any of the cards with any other T&T clubber.
  (We designed the cards this way to promote maximum interaction between all of your clubbers — to make this a “club-wide” attraction.)
• Every card includes a unique code that, when used in conjunction with the other five codes from one character’s set of cards, allows kids to access special character-based games and fun stuff at www.awana.org/ttcards. They simply enter the six codes in the boxes at the bottom of the screen. And these codes are NOT one-time-use-only. Clubbers can go back to play again and again.
• Additionally, special Streamwood Gold Cards are included in approximately one percent of the total number of card packs. (Because of the random nature of the card packaging, however, there is no guarantee that buying a given number of packs will get one of your clubbers a Gold Card.) Kids who do receive Gold Cards can use the unique code on the card to access special content at www.awana.org/ttcards.
  (As you introduce the T&T Trading Cards to your club, announce that anyone receiving a Gold Card should inform you if they have received one and hold onto it (i.e. don’t trade it) if they want the Gold Prize Pack.)

HOW does the Gold Prize Pack work?

• Gold Card holders who finish their book will be eligible to receive a Gold Prize Pack from Awana. (This is not a pack of cards, but an actual pack of gift items straight from headquarters!)
• Note that the clubber must finish the book to be eligible for the Gold Prize Pack.
• Clubbers who started the year part-way through a book from the previous year must do the equivalent of one year’s work (between two books) to be eligible for the Gold Prize Pack. For example – if a clubber finished last club year on Book 2, Discovery 6:6, he/she must go through Book 3, Discovery 6:5 in the next book in order to qualify for the Gold Prize Pack.
• Here’s what you do if you have a Gold Card holder in your club:
  • Make sure the clubber understands the book completion requirement and that you (or another T&T leader) will oversee the process of awarding the Gold Prize Pack.
  • Clubbers may log into the Gold Card portion of www.awana.org/ttcards with their Gold Card code anytime after they receive the card to enjoy special content. Part of that page will include directions for the clubbers to come to their T&T leader to complete the Gold Prize Pack process. Here’s what you, the leader, need to do:
  • Beginning January 5, 2009 – once the clubber has completed the handbook (or the equivalent amount of work between two books) – you can visit http://www.awana.org/powerupmap/mapform.aspx to formally qualify the clubber for the Gold Prize Pack. All submissions must be received no later than June 19, 2009 and cannot be accepted after this date. You will be asked to submit the following information:
    • Clubber’s first name, last name initial and hometown (e.g. Jimmy J., Warrenville, IL).
    • The unique code on the Gold Card.
    • Your club’s Awana registration number. If you do not know this number, see your Awana commander or secretary.
    • Your name, contact information (including e-mail address) and the address you want the prize pack mailed to.
      • We cannot interact directly with the child; the prize pack will be mailed to you for presentation to the child.
      • We require an e-mail address from you for any necessary further correspondence.
    • You will receive a confirmation e-mail upon submitting the web form.
• You will receive the Gold Prize Pack in the mail from Awana (at no charge) for presentation to the clubber. All Gold cards submitted between January 5 and March 31, 2009, will be shipped out at the beginning of April so that you can get them before the end of your club year. During April, May and June, we will process your submissions every two weeks (on the 15th and 30th of each month).

Questions? Send e-mail to tt@awana.org