Yep, you 5 guys are testin' and tunin'. The income from 5 covered the event site, the insurance, the MAE fees, and, well, that's it. No lunch, no drinks, no ice, no generator gas, etc. - that's where the 6th would've been nice...each chip in 10 or 15 more and you'll be having a nice cookout!I see 5 registered, I think that was the minimum. More would have been better, but I think we can meet expenses with 5... barely
The Novice school was budgeted to lose money. Actually, I think Steve said it made a little money if you look at it by itself. But, remember that every instructor got a free event and volunteer workers got two free events... that's where the money loss comes in. No big deal. We budget for it, and recognize that it has HUGE value to the club.
Yeah, if you look at just the actual dollars that came in and were spent, we were in the black a tiny bit. But as Loren pointed out, there were more expenses in order to staff the school. FAST isn't in it for the money, although we do try to keep our heads above water. We really appreciate the support we get from folks - financially, by volunteering time at and between events, and by just having fun with us.
