[NLRS] Comments on NLRS Reflector Costs

[W0ZQ@aol.com]

Hi Chuck.   Regarding NLRS club contributions to QTH.NET, I can tell you what 
I know.   

At our Aurora 2003 business meeting we approved a motion to send QTH.NET $150 
from the clubs funds.   In addition to that we collected $200 of individual 
club membership contributions that were forwarded on.   This does not include 
any donations that NLRS members may have made directly.

At our Aurora 2002 business meeting we approved a motion to send QTH.NET $100 
from our club funds.    In addition to that we collected $257 in individual 
club membership contributions that were forwarded on.   In response to an 
urgent plea in August '02 the club donated an additional $100.    In summary, 
during 2002, the NLRS donated $200 of club money and $257 in individual club 
membership contributions.   This does not include any donations that NLRS members 
may have made directly.

Prior to 2002 the NLRS has had a history of passing the hat around at our 
Aurora business meeting to collect individual club members contributions, but I 
have no documentation on the specific amount ...... from memory I think that we 
typically collected a couple of hundred dollars.

In summary its my perspective that on the whole that the NLRS as a club has 
been, and continues to be, very active in its support of QTH.NET and that I 
would recommend that we continue to fund it in the same way as we have done in 
the past ..... I don't think that we need to pass the hat at our monthly 
breakfast.   With that said, we need to understand that QTH.NET is a nonprofit 
organization and because of that they have a fine line to walk in terms of 
requesting and receiving donations versus expenditures and I think that we should 
expect to see occasional requests for donations.   My expectation is that if we all 
contribute a little we will continue to see the great service and the value 
added activity that QTH.NET provides for our club and that extra ordinary fund 
raising efforts are not required.   

73, Jon
W0ZQ


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