jesshimom
I have no fish.
I have always wanted to provide this information to the club members and have recently had a couple PM's so here you go. I was asked "where does all the club money go?"
Well here is what we spend on an average event where we have a speaker fly in:
Bellevue Community College meeting room with computer equipment $200; Speaker airfaire averages $375; Speaker hotel - generally two nights $200ish
THe occasional speaker fee - $200. If you add that up you are looking at $1000 per event.
We make money from the dues; and our raffles.... we may make $1000 on a summer raffle but that ends up going for just one meeting. That is why we count so much on our sponsors; who may split airfare with us, or help us out financially in some other way.
So let's continue shopping with the PSAS sponsors; and buying those tickets.
THis year should be great with lots of new speakers that have not been year in at least three or more years (the length of time I've been around).
Thank you and members and sponsors for keeping another year rolling!
Well here is what we spend on an average event where we have a speaker fly in:
Bellevue Community College meeting room with computer equipment $200; Speaker airfaire averages $375; Speaker hotel - generally two nights $200ish
THe occasional speaker fee - $200. If you add that up you are looking at $1000 per event.
We make money from the dues; and our raffles.... we may make $1000 on a summer raffle but that ends up going for just one meeting. That is why we count so much on our sponsors; who may split airfare with us, or help us out financially in some other way.
So let's continue shopping with the PSAS sponsors; and buying those tickets.
THis year should be great with lots of new speakers that have not been year in at least three or more years (the length of time I've been around).
Thank you and members and sponsors for keeping another year rolling!