[pasmembers] Re: LIbrary star party
- From: insanas@xxxxxxx
- To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:44:49 -0500 (EST)
I would suggest that this topic be discussed thoroughly at the next meeting of
the minds. Take care, Sam
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From: Bob Christ <bchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pasmembers <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Jan 11, 2013 8:50 am
Subject: [pasmembers] Re: LIbrary star party
I second the "emotion." Over the last couple of years the club has certainly
grown more "commercial" in scope.
Bob
On Jan 11, 2013, at 8:41 AM, Tim Jones wrote:
> The library system is Maricopa County, not city-based, so the Scottsdale
location has no bearing on this and your comment is absurd. Again, they don't
charge the kids or families for the programs, so our charging them feels a bit
greedy if more than a simple registration fee.
>
> <SOAPBOX MODE ON>
> <FLAME RETARDANT UNDERWEAR ON>
> Look, I understand that times are tight for many of us, but using the club as
a source of income is simply wrong. As most of you know, I don't take money
from
events that I'm part of with the club because I feel that way about it. In all
the non-profit organizations that I've ever been involved with, PAS is the
first
of such which charges for outreach events. To say the least, I feel very
uncomfortable with a practice under which club members are paid to the point of
requiring W9's on file with the club. Additionally, since the club now requires
W9's for payout, that makes members who receive payment contractors and the
club
has now become a business entity rather than a club or organization.
>
> On the other hand, if there was a club-level "booking fee" of around $25,
> that
would be different. That could be explained as an administrative fee. I don't
have an issue with the club making up for the effort of its members (versus
private people) to arrange and manage such an event.
>
> If there really needs to be a "business unit" from within the club to run
> paid
star parties, it should be a private venture of like-minded members and it
should be treated as a separate entity, and not part of the PAS structure.
Also, events hosted and managed by these people should not be considered as
"PAS
Events". Otherwise, it's not outreach, it's "Tony Laconti using the club's
status in the community for drumming up business."
> <SOAPBOX MODE OFF>
>
> Tim
>
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