ok so i heard back from Ray. He said that unless we want a bank account, write checks, sell items, or pay people to work the show, we really dont need to be a non-profit. So in order to save aprox. $1200 in processing fees, i say we hold off on the non-profit status for COM. I asked Ray for ideas on collecting money for the show, but here is what i'm thinking. We take all funds at the gate. Preregistration gets you in line for the swag, and thats it. Say if 20 people preregister we hold back 20 dash plaques and bags, and give them out when they show up. no need for a PO box, just have them mail registrations to one of the member of the board's location and they keep track of the entries. with the money we get from the registration, we take out what is needed to pay back what COM owes to the set up of the show, then just give the charity the rest of the cash. There is alot that goes into a car show, and we may be already $300, $400 in the hole before the first person shows up. I dont want to be so far in the hole that the charity only gets $50-$60. I'm sure they will be happy with it, but we need to make it worth their time.


The President has spoken!