[MR] comps

[Orla Carey]

Your Grace,

Respectfully, I've been in those meetings as well.  Generally the
reason for the applause is that it means some of the Branch
expenditures for the year were covered or at least that much more
within reach.

For example, my Branch has a well attended fighter practice.  It is
also VERY expensive to run.  While we put out a can for donations the
money taken in does not even cover half of the expense.  We generally
run two camping events a year plus 1 or 2 daytrip events (depending on
the year).  Of those events the profit comes from the camping events
and some years they don't produce much of a "profit".

So when an event comes close to covering a significant portion of the
fighter practice costs we applaud.  When one doesn't we wince.  But
how much the Branch needs isn't determined just by how much it costs
to run the "next" event or even the events for the year.  I don't
consider that we've made a profit until we can start thinking about
expenses beyond our fixed expenses, including that practice site.

So before you judge a group for celebrating a high EVENT profit, think
about what other non event expenses they have...it might just mean
people are celebrating that the books for the year are going to
balance.

YIS,

Orla




On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:55 PM, logan <logan at ebonwoulfe.com> wrote:
> i find a disconnect when people suggest that the head cook should pay just
> like any other "event goer".  the difference, at least to me, is that when
> lord bob shows up at the event and spends 14 hours on saturday attending the
> event it is vastly different than lord spoonhand that spends 14 hours
> working in the kitchen.  one is attending the event the other is attending
> to a pot on a stove.  seems a bit unappreciative to me for someone to go up
> to spoonhand and say "hey buddy, as soon as youre done basting those hens i
> need you to pony up $10.  what, you thought you could work here for free?".
> then again i also find it distasteful when an event steward mentions, at a
> meeting, that the last event made $1200.00 profit and folks applaud.  so
> maybe im weird.
>
> regards
> logan

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