[SJAAboard] FW: SJAA and CalStar

[Gary Mitchell]

Rob Hawley wrote:
> Since this is one of the issues Mark raised I am cross posting it here.  This is
> in response to a question from the CalStar operating committee.
> 
> 
> Rob Hawley 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Hawley [mailto:rob at robhawley.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:40 AM
> To: 'calstaroperations at sjaa.net'
> Subject: SJAA and CalStar


> SJAA is not interested in sponsoring the food as moneymaking event.  We have
> taken a great deal of flak over the years for allegedly making money on the
> existing caterer.  In reality, SJAA subsidized the meals until 2007.

Where is this flak coming from?  Tell them the SJAA Treasurer
offers to give them the same "profit" we've made on CalStar
over those same years.  Of course, since it's a negative
profit, they'll have to pay several hundred.  That should shut
them up.  ;)

We were running serious losses early on.  I'd have to go look,
but I believe we didn't even account for the travel fee at first
($125 per day).  At least 2007 came close to the break-even point.

>     The 2007
> board's decision to stop doing this is one of the reason we do not have a
> professional caterer this year.

I don't remember a vote like that exactly, we just wanted to
keep it close to the break-even point.


>  Wagner has been demanding since 2006 that
> we "hand CalStar back to TAC".

It's too bad we didn't know about this sooner, before he
resigned.

>  Ignoring that his history is flawed, my question
> has always been "What is the benefit of not having SJAA involved"?  
> 
> The SJAA board is interested in CalStar, but I am only board member actually
> volunteering.  If the local TAC community can provide an answer to my Wagner
> question then I will ask the board to change our relationship with the event.  I
> strongly suggest that any such change become effective in 2009 to not disrupt
> this year's event.

If TAC/Wagner wants a CalStar of their own, no one is
stopping them.  There's no reason CalStar has to be only
once per year.  There could be a SJAA CalStar and a TAC
CalStar.  We should support each other (each group).

Gary