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Re: [RC] Competition expenses - Sharon LevasseurAs far as I know, neither AERC nor ECTRA has a program like that. But at my ride one of the active members spoke about trying to start up a club for endurance riders in Maine, partially for that reason. I sure hope it gets going. -Sharon L. Quoting LUCIE HESS <appalucie@xxxxxxxxx>: It can be a real issue financial for individuals to put on rides, both Endurance and CTR. One of the ways that we help ride managers (in both AERC and NATRC) competitions is to have the concept of a "Benefit ride" (AERC) or a ride sponsored by the Regional Organization(NATRC). How it works is that someone wants to hold a ride and they ask for help. The organization will loan the ride manager operating expenses with the idea that any positive cash flow will return to the organization after the ride, or any losses will be absorbed by the organization. It really works well. If we have a ride that is in the red for a few times we may ask the ride manager to explain their expenses. We may also make suggestions how they can cut a few expenses in a way that won't effect the quality of the ride. Some folks will want to go off on their own after a while, what they do is to ask for the support of the organization, and return most of the proceeds, but keep a small slush fund for the next ride. That way you have "seed' Money for the next ride. A little more of a gamble, but it works. I definitely know how you can lose big bucks on a ride. I lost around $800 dollars one year putting an AERC ride on in Eastern Kansas in the middle of November. It sleeted and rained and hardly anyone could get out of their driveways. It was a miserable ride. We held the ride for about 10-15 diehards. Our local organization, OCER (The Ozark Country Endurance Riders) helped me with some of the expenses, but I still had a loss around $300 dollars. That was the last time I managed a ride using my own money as seed money. <I'm not nearly as stupid as I look> Hopefully this email gives an idea or two to folks who want to put on rides, but can't afford to take a financial loss. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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