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MargaretR · 12-09-2010, 10:29

I once participated in the 'rescue' of a WMC.
It was 'going under' due to the devious syphoning off of funds by an earlier committee.
The financial transactions were not properly monitored, so that theft was possible without risk of detection.

When we were told of examples such as -
..a committee member making a 200 mile round trip during his holiday, for the sole purpose of doing his 'job' of emptying the one armed bandits .... you become aware that fiddling by committee members was accepted and the others 'turned a blind eye' and had their own perks.

The new committee I was part of for about a year, were aware of the past fiddling and were determined to put the club back on its feet. I worked two evenings a week selling raffle tickets during concert nights (the place was packed) for the small reward of two free pints of beer.

As the club regained its viability, some of us left the committee and gradually the culture of the committee's financial perks crept back

12-09-2010, 10:29	#3
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 519 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: Rise and fall of WMCs I once participated in the 'rescue' of a WMC. It was 'going under' due to the devious syphoning off of funds by an earlier committee. The financial transactions were not properly monitored, so that theft was possible without risk of detection. When we were told of examples such as - ..a committee member making a 200 mile round trip during his holiday, for the sole purpose of doing his 'job' of emptying the one armed bandits .... you become aware that fiddling by committee members was accepted and the others 'turned a blind eye' and had their own perks. The new committee I was part of for about a year, were aware of the past fiddling and were determined to put the club back on its feet. I worked two evenings a week selling raffle tickets during concert nights (the place was packed) for the small reward of two free pints of beer. As the club regained its viability, some of us left the committee and gradually the culture of the committee's financial perks crept back __________________ Last edited by MargaretR; 12-09-2010 at 10:31.