[QCWA] QCWA Digest, Vol 91, Issue 19

[Bob Roske]

You said you paid $41 for the meal and it wasn't worth it.
I didn't question the fact that you paid $41 for the meal.
I agreed with you that it wasn't worth the $41 you paid for it, they never 
are.

> I have never claimed nor was I ever held liable for any Masonic Convention 
> shortfall.
>From your 11/21 posting:
>  Any financial loss fell to ME and my committee because it was ME that 
> signed the contracts with the hotels

>  room are generally $100-150 per night with no effort. Meals are variables
4 nights = $400 and $600.  The Board's meals for Thursday and Saturday 
evening were covered , an additional $100 and we have $500 to $700.  Within 
the 500 to 1,000 range I presented.

The comment about cruises was added because I know we have members that 
think board members were compensated for them.

73,
Bob, N0UF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Licht" <slicht at rochester.rr.com>
To: <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA Digest, Vol 91, Issue 19


> I WILL BE HAPPY TO POST A SCANNED COPY OF MY CANCELLED CHECK FOR THE
> BANQUET AT $41.00. The check was sent to the General Manager per his
> instruction as I did not have a previously paid reservation. The detailed
> accounting of QCWA finances during the Convention should clearly verify 
> this
> fact.
>
> I have never claimed nor was I ever held liable for any Masonic Convention
> shortfall. Perhaps there was a mis-communication on this. I have dealt 
> with
> far larger numbers of men and women, arranged programs, speakers and meals
> and NEVER encountered anything as unfathomable as the shortfall at the 
> QCWA
> Convention. Perhaps it was poor planning or a lack of experience.
>
> At no time did I infer that anyone was reimbursed for a cruise
> expense.
>
> In reading your third paragraph,
> "Yes the motion to not reimburse board members for part of their 
> convention
> expenses passed. This means that every board member is going to need to 
> come
> up with an extra $500 to $1,000 to attend a convention. We were already 
> NOT
> reimbursed for travel to and from the conventions.  The Board has never 
> been
> reimbursed for any cruise QCWA has ever sponsored!"
>
> If travel was not being reimbursed, the other costs are reasonably for 
> meals
> and rooms- room are generally $100-150 per night with no effort. Meals are
> variables and often are limited to the evening banquet with breakfast and
> possibly luncheon being each attendees personal responsibility. Perhaps a
> limited stipend and a surcharge be added to attendees banquet meal would
> help defray some of the officer's meal costs??
>
> The most true statement is ..."How many times can we lose $21K,
> ONCE." Individuals that have experience in organizing a banquet, knowing
> what parameters must govern the event must be utilized or this scenario 
> will
> repeat. The alternative is to eliminate the concept of an Annual Banquet
> such as it exists presently.
>
> Steve  WF2S
>
> End of QCWA Digest, Vol 91, Issue 19
> ************************************ 



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