How many times have you "invented" a new gadget, an innovative approach, or a cool concept that you were sure only you had conjured? Then how many times have you simply tucked that great idea away only to discover just a few years later that some other genius thinker took YOUR idea and ran the distance with it?! And is making oodles of money in the process.
Well, no more creative com padres! Because the Cade Museum Foundation -- the organization that's spearheading the building of one of Gainesville's new favorite, as yet, not broken ground 'attractions' is offering the The Cade Prize for Innovation, the first annual prize rewarding all those incredible ideas you kept to yourself.
A whopping $50,000 is the top prize for the top entry submitted by an ingenious and enterprising Floridian. The judging process starts with the first must-do step of submitting a 500-word summary is due Wednesday, March 31. (A complete step-by-step calendar is on the The Cade Prize website.)
The goal of Cade Prize competition is an incredible one indeed - "to strengthen and develop the long-standing culture of innovation in Gainesville and Alachua County and to harness the tremendous job-creating potential of the brilliant ideas spring forth from this region every day."
Sounds like this initiative will make us all winners in the long run.
If you are interested and need additional information, then contact Monika Oli, the Foundation's Program Director by phone: 352-381-7100 or by e-mail: moli@cademuseum.org
