where is the BARF that I know was full of teh drama!

Are we getting too old and we come sensible and reasonable?

 

old.guy turned BAM into BBASM ! big bay area subaru meet
i'll PM the link to the luls thread so we don't clutter here with it more

 

agreed if you got to raise the price $3 I am sure its not going to break anyones bank. I mean for a once a year thing......... if you cant spring for that GTFO!

 

I was in that thread I think Edit: Yup i was on the one here and it was linked from here to there.

The FB group and everything

 

eggzackry

 

It'll go up a little bit this year.

I'm still trying to figure out where the holes were last year as far as money going south. Everyone got paid back that put money in. I would have gotten all my money back if it hadn't been for the mix up with the shirts.... medium shortage that I'm still dealing with. It sucks.

 

Perhaps some of the money that would go to charity this year can be set aside for next year. That way no one would have to front the dough for stuff. We would need someone to sit on the cash for a year though. That can get a little hairy. I don't know just a thought.

 

I put that plan in to motion already. One that will be continued and hopefully if things are run correctly will grow... which will intern grow the event.

I could have pocketed the money but I didn't. I said I wouldn't, and didn't.

All profit that came in from the event got split between two places evenly. Half of it went in to the charity envelope and half of it went in to an envelope to kick start this years event.

Any money I loose because of a mistake I made on the shirts is my mistake and my burden to carry. Not the events, not the charity's.

So that has already been put in to motion and will continue from here on out. My only hope is that we can get more for the charity next year and a little more for the pot to fund next years event.

My raffle and charity push wasn't as good as I'd hope and I fell well short of my goals for our charity contribution. Especially considering how cheap I made the event last year and how much stuff I was able to pull from our super awesome vendors. I was very surprised.

So this year I'll be working harder on the vendor list, raffle prizes and raffle input from you guys. I did the event to raise money for a good cause. That's why I'll do it this year... so we will get more this year than last. We have to.

 

Nice. I recall you saying you wanted to start a pot for the following year's event. I just didn't know that you were able to set some aside. Like you, I wish we could have made a TON more for the charity. Sounds like this year, we are miles ahead of last year because of the starter funds and the valuable experience we all gained from last year.

Once again, I'm more than happy to help. I'm stoked.

 

^ you are definitely the guy we need putting this event together! Last years was great even though I wasn't there for long. Looking forward to it!

 

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but Ray (OneManArmy) took on a HUGE burden last year & deserves a TON of credit. Like all the other folks who volunteered to pitch in, I was just happy to lend a hand where I saw it was needed.

And Ray, don't get this confused w/ a hand that will be available for any reach-arounds you've already promised.

 

 

Surely not the same day as BAM was? Right?

 

If you are trying to start some kinda drama with this question, I highly suggest you let it go. Try not to make an assumption with my sentence.

let it go glenspen

 

Some people last year did this or at least attempted it.