“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in,” is what Michael said in The Godfather: Part III. I am not a Mafioso, but I think that I know a little about how he felt. After four years as CCC President and a smooth transition to a new President, I was looking forward to kicking back, playing on the radio, and generally enjoying myself. That didn’t work out at the CCC Annual Meeting at Dayton last month, when I was elected CCC Treasurer. Just when I thought I was out…
There is time. There is talent. Then there is money. Each one requires the other two in order for goals and dreams to get accomplished. Thanks to the diligent, nose-to-the-grindstone dedication of largely unspoken guys who get this better than most, the Caribbean Contest Consortium’s treasury is in better shape than ever.
With bigger goals and greater requirements than ever before, although we still have to go the whole distance, we can report we are on track to meet the goals, thanks to the support of our dedicated and passionate membership.
Our immediate past-president Jim Galm, W8WTS, took up the non-glamorous reins of shepherding the club’s digits and decimals so all members can see the state of club finances from 30,000 feet. In the interest of transparency and disclosure worthy of any well-running non-profit organization, here are Jim’s reports detailing the state of our club’s finances.