Let San Francisco Mensa foot the bill for your next party! Announcing a competition to see who can get the most Gen X, Millennial, and/or Gen Z Mensans at a summer gathering. The winning host will win $200 … CASH!
Here are the rules:
- The competition will run from June 1 through August 31, 2019.
- The event can be hosted by any Mensan of any age but the contest is being held to encourage younger Mensans’ participation, hence the generation restrictions.
- The event must be a calendered event, it must be submitted following the calendar guidelines to the Calendar Editor () of the Intelligencer.
- Submit your event by the following deadlines:
+ June event: Submit by May 7th
+ July event: Submit by June 4th
+ August event: Submit by July 9th
- Submit your event by the following deadlines:
- Any combination of Gen X, Millennial, and/or Gen Z Mensans at any ONE gathering counts. (Note: the total is not cumulative throughout the summer, but you may submit tallies for more than one gathering if, for example, an event in August has more qualifying participants than a previous June entry)
- Make a list of your qualifying (that is, Gen X, Y, or Z) guests by name. Qualifying guest names can be submitted by email to Contest Coordinator Kelly Park () at any point, but must be received no later than Friday, September 6, 2019.
- Submissions are based on the Honor System. We rely on the inherent honesty and integrity of our fellow Mensans to have a clean competition.
As 2019 sees Gen X become America’s largest population, let’s celebrate the younger generations of Mensa. Enjoy a super summer, great company, and maybe a little extra cash for an autumn get together – may the best host win!
Generation years defined:
- 2000 to present: New Silent Generation or Generation Z
- 1980 to 2000: Millennials or Generation Y
- 1965 to 1979: Thirteeners or Generation X (for contest purposes anyone turning 55 in the calendar year 2019 will be excluded)