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Quite well actually, in case you haven't noticed thanks to the internet and social media most people are hyper-connected today and we're no exception. We can get more done a a few text messages than other clubs can get done with a year of meetings. If meetings and parliamentary procedure is what you want maybe you should run for your local school board or land use board.
 
Quite well actually, in case you haven't noticed thanks to the internet and social media most people are hyper-connected today and we're no exception. We can get more done a a few text messages than other clubs can get done with a year of meetings. If meetings and parliamentary procedure is what you want maybe you should run for your local school board or land use board.
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'''You don't have a treasury, don't you need money for your activities?'''
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As Grandma used to say: "You don't need to spend money to have fun!" Now with that out of the way, sure we do need cash occasionally. Our single biggest group expense is probably field day and thats mostly to cover the cost of food and sanitation. All other expenses are borne by the principals of the organization. The club has no assets. All equipment is individually owned. We generally resort to fund raisers, passing around the hat, or pot luck.

Revision as of 16:28, 3 December 2014

What is the 721st??

As it states on the masthead:

The 721st MCB is an Amateur Radio Club from Warren County NJ. We specialize in showing youth the power of Amateur (Ham) Radio to tie together Electronics, Engineering, Mechanics, Building and Making.

What kind of club are you??

The 721st is an ARRL Affiliated Club chartered in 2013. Beyond that, any reference to the term club is somewhat meaningless. There are no meetings, no rules of order, no treasury, no elections.

What?? No meetings?? How do you function?

Quite well actually, in case you haven't noticed thanks to the internet and social media most people are hyper-connected today and we're no exception. We can get more done a a few text messages than other clubs can get done with a year of meetings. If meetings and parliamentary procedure is what you want maybe you should run for your local school board or land use board.

You don't have a treasury, don't you need money for your activities?

As Grandma used to say: "You don't need to spend money to have fun!" Now with that out of the way, sure we do need cash occasionally. Our single biggest group expense is probably field day and thats mostly to cover the cost of food and sanitation. All other expenses are borne by the principals of the organization. The club has no assets. All equipment is individually owned. We generally resort to fund raisers, passing around the hat, or pot luck.