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Hi Floyd
The issue is that booster Club spending is restricted to only volunteers, reserves, and explorers and booster club members. The booster club gets audited fir this. So the club cannot
pay for the dinners of spouses or non volunteer members. Dan gave me the details on this policy. Les
On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 14:06 Floyd Simmons <simmofl@gmail.com> wrote:
Members I would like to ask also, the non-volunteers, explores, reserves that help work the Sofi stadium events that are working 12+ hours per event. Would they have to pay to come
to the dinner? Since they are not spouses, but friends. Keeping in mind that they are helping to pull in thousands of dollars per event, I do understand that we have bylaws! But do
we have any amendments that would justify this unprecedented situation that we’re in now? of people working in this manner to help raise money for the booster club. Please advise! Floyd
On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM Gilbert Rivera <griveraemail@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Board, see below. Just something to keep in mind for future. Maybe at this Fall's golf tournament, we can specifically advertise the Opportunity Board (50/50) funds to be used
for April 2024's Volunteer Dinner guests.
On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 11:36 AM Luter, Darren A. <DALuter@lasd.org> wrote:
Hello Gil,
I’ve had many volunteers approach me regarding the upcoming Volunteer Dinner on April 27th. They are asking if spouses must be charged to attend the dinner since there was so much
money raised during 2022. The majority of these questions are coming from most of the newly assigned volunteers who are also associated with the Together Against Crime Foundation.
My assumption is they are asking because they were responsible for a good number of the donations we received last year and during the golf tournament. I certainly understand why
they are asking the question.
Because the Booster Club funds are supposed to be for a Volunteers, Explorers, and Reserve Deputies, I’m sure there would be an issue with allowing spouses to attend for free. Just
brainstorming here, but maybe we could allow spouses to attend at a reduced rate. Maybe $10 or $20 each instead of $35?
Anyhow, because I’ve been approached on many occasions regarding this, I feel compelled to at least send this out to the board members for a vote. So, after consideration, I’d like
to request the Booster Club approve to allow spouses to attend the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at a reduced rate. I think $15 each for spouses is a fair number. Please let me know
what the board thinks so I can start collecting from the volunteers who want to bring their spouses.
Thank you,
Darren
Sergeant Darren Luter
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Walnut/Diamond Bar Station
Scheduling/Training
(909) 859-2844
Volunteers/Explorers/Reserves
(909) 859-2859
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Hi Darren, I wholeheartedly agree that each Volunteer has worked so diligently in the last year to raise funds for the Booster Club. I agree further that each Volunteer should be
allowed to bring a guest at a reduced rate.....but our mission guidelines clearly restrict our use of the funds, even if we had a million dollars in the bank.
I would still like to proceed with your recommendation to the Board that the guest be charged $15 but, I personally will cover the remaining $20 difference to make up the actual cost
of their dinner. Maybe in the next year when we get a donation or two, we can ask the donor to specifically earmark it for covering the costs of Volunteer Guests for the Annual Appreciation
Dinner. This way we will continue being good stewards of the funds entrusted to us.
I make this donation not out of filling a Club need, but out of gratitude for the time and efforts of so many to get the Boosters where we are today..... in a position to help the
Volunteers that serve our community for many years to come!
Thank you,
Gil Rivera
Cell/TEXT# 909-967-4525
GRiveraEmail@gmail.com
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Thanks,
Les
Les Mayeda
Lesmayeda@gmail.com
310-614-9070
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