[Turk]

JP,
Not so quick.
I do hijack threads, but not events. Everything I suggested is for others to decide. Whether they send the money to Turk or to Clois.

Wheteher the money is for Jenny or for Chief Mel.

I am not making those recommendations, merely suggesting alternatives.

I don't want to do any of this, not until the participants (NOT the 4 or 5 of us) decide this is what THEY want to do.

Can't be sending checks and $hit not until the folks have decided what they want to do with their money.
I refuse to have anything to do with the funds, unless the checks are for a specific charity ( The Family) has decided.

Have no interest in having fingers pointed at me after the fact, wondering exactly just how much money was really sent in.

My only pledge is 100% of whatever you donate will go to whatever you slate it for. That's all.

That is how I have done the Club Cobra Fund Drives, and that is how I would do any other collection effort..

The central issue is, let's decide this WITH Ed, who has been responsible for almost all the decisions up to this point, which way he wants to proceed. Let the concensus take shape and then we proceed.

AGAIN, this is in no way an attempt to hijack, relocate or or to take over an event that belongs to us all. This is in no way a reflection on how poorly it is ran so far.

This is ONLY an attempt to get the charity aspect of this event OUT OF THE WAY before we get there so it seizes to be THE REASON why we go there.

TURK