If you had taken the time to analyze (or even look at) the financials that were provided to you during your short tenure on the board, you might have noticed a little thing called a TWENTY-THOUSAND DOLLAR A YEAR BLEED that had been happening for years. You're correct that penny pinching would not solve that problem. It took dollar pinching to get that under control, and we're in the process of analyzing what the club's finances are going to look like over the next 10 years. You can expect the club to have a report on this for the annual business meeting at the convention. You unfortunately will not be able to get that report at the meeting because only current members are allowed to attend the business meeting. You will be missed, my friend, but just know you can always come back. We're a welcoming bunch as you know.

-- barry