CONTINENTAL CHESS UNCLAIMED TROPHY INFORMATION
1. If my child won a trophy, but we won't
be staying for the Awards Ceremonies, what should I do?
You can arrange for someone else to claim the trophy
instead. Otherwise, you can contact Larry Brown at Crown Trophy Company
in Brooklyn at 718-769-4111 or 718-769-4112, and arrange to have a replacement trophy
made (you can also request to have the winner's name engraved on the trophy as
well). Sometimes we can arrange for unclaimed trophies to be returned to
Crown Trophy Company, and sometimes this does not happen. This year, we did manage to bring
back a number of unclaimed trophies from the New York State Scholastics in Saratoga
Springs, which the players or their
parents or coaches left behind. You will need to provide Crown Trophy Company with a credit card to pay for the
shipping, and if they don't have the unclaimed trophy, then you would need to
pay for a replacement trophy as well.
2. Why do I pay for the replacement
trophy?
The Awards Ceremonies were advertised on our website and other
publicity to begin at 5:30 pm, to advise everyone ahead of time as to when they
could expect to receive their trophies (we try to be punctual, and we apologize
if it takes a while to award all the trophies, but we like to recognize each
winner). We prefer to have the players receive their trophies at the
Awards Ceremonies, as a sign of respect for the players and a general
acknowledgement to honor a job well done. Obviously we can't require that
everyone attend, but those who do not are responsible for arranging for their
own replacement trophies.
3. Why do I pay for the shipping? See # 2 above.
4. What if I didn't know before I
left that my child would win a trophy?
That's something the players and their coaches are responsible for
knowing. If the trophy company does not have the trophy, the players,
parents or coaches will have to pay for the replacement trophy, in addition to
the shipping.
5. Why can't you just send me the
trophy if I leave?
This year we did take trophies back from the hotel to Brooklyn,
where they can be retrieved by the trophy company. But we do not wish to assume
the additional task of shipping out all the trophies, which may also become damaged in
transit. We prefer the trophy company assume that responsibility, and they
are located in Brooklyn, not in Saratoga Springs. They may offer a
discounted price on replacement trophies which were not reclaimed from the
tournament.