As the treasurer of our club, I can tell you we are not "swimming in it" by any means. We sock away 10% of our yearly dues income in a CD as an emergency fund in case of flood, damage to the field or the ultimate end, loss of our flying site. It gives us tha ability to handle a situation without holding the membership hostage with an assessment. None of our officers get any sort of compensation or consideration for the work they do, not even a free or reduced membership. We all pay just like everyone else.


We get about 50/50 these days. In years past, it was mostly newbies. The most difficult part of the new guys is getting someone to organize the training program. Lots will train, no one wants to do the organizational side.