What is a BUDDY BADGE?

Conceived for the 4th of July 2002, the Buddy Badge was started as way to give everyone present a chance to donate to the 4th and win great prizes.

Buddy Badges cost $1 each and you can buy as many as you like and stick them all over yourself if you want. The simple idea is that there are thousands of badges with a large black number printed on them. They are randomly distributed to each of the 3 gates entering Warren Village. Your goal is to find your 'Buddy' or matching number.

You simply come to Warren Village in the morning, buy 1, 2, or 10 buddy badges; display them prominently and start looking for your match. Once you find your 'Buddy', run to the Gazebo together and claim your prize. Prizes are given out in order of highest value to lowest and all disputes are settled by the awarding official...

Here is a list of this year's prizes so far:
(updated July 3, 2007 10:17 AM )

ITEM - DESCRIPTION	VALUE	DONOR
2X   Season Pass Mad River Glen	$899	Mad River Glen
2X   Season Pass Mt Ellen	$550	Sugarbush
2 X  Cup of Coffee for One Year	$450	Warren Store
2 X  One Night Stay Pitcher Inn Midweek	$375	Pitcher Inn
2X   10 day Rec Ctr Passes	$150	Bridges Resort
2X   One midweek night stay	$100	Weathertop Mountain Inn
2 X  Spy Ski Goggles	$100	Inverness Ski Shop
2X   Dinner for 2 during 2007 VT Festival of the Arts	$70	Weathertop Mountain Inn
2 X  One Hour Massage	$60	Mad River Massage
2 X  Gift Certificate from ISkiShop.com & Goodie Bag	$60	Inverness Ski Shop
2 X  $50 gift certificate	$50	Eastern Systems Group
2 X   Valley Players Season Pass (includes the Craft Fair)  July 07-July 08	$50	Valley Players
2 X   Mad River Sweatshirt (ski it if you can)	$45	Inverness Ski Shop
2 X   Bike tune-up	$40	Inverness Ski Shop
2 X   Pure Snowboard t-shirt & Goodie Bag	$40	Inverness Ski Shop
2 X   Men's Matrix Travel Bag & Products	$40	Appearances
2 X   Haircut Alta	$40	Alta
2 X  Steel Bird Sculpture by Steve Bronstein	$35	Parade Gallery
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 dinner certificates	$25	The Common Man
2 X   $25 Gift Certificate to Monday Night Barn-B-Q (good thru 9/07)	$25	1824 House Inn
2 X  $25 Gift Certificate Waitsfield Wine Shoppe	$25	Waitsfield Wine Shoppe
2 X $25 Dinner Certificate 1824 House Monday Barn-B-Q	$25	1824 House Inn
2 X   Ladies Sugarbush Tee (L)	$22	Inverness Ski Shop
2 X   T-Shirt Warren Store (may exchange size today only)	$20	Warren Store
2 X $20 certificate for freshly made fudge	$20	3 Mountain Café
2 X $20 certificate café food	$20	3 Mountain Café
2 X   Quarts Maple Syrup	$18	Mountain Valley Farm
2 X   Baseball Cap "Meet the Locals"	$16	Inverness Ski Shop
2 X   Baseball Cap "Meet the Locals"	$16	Inverness Ski Shop
2X    Cap - Ladies - Lupine	$16	Inverness Ski Shop
2 X   Caps Warren Store	$15	Warren Store
2 X   Mad Rally T-Shirt & Pin	$10	Mad Rally
2 X   Vermont Morning Cereal	$5	Vermont Morning
2 X   Vermont Morning Cereal	$5	Vermont Morning
2 X   Vermont Morning Cereal	$5	Vermont Morning
Total Value	$7,324