Der Gasser- Letter to Editor

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What is wrong is you. The people put in charge had a very very difficult time with this incident. The perpetrator of these crimes was considered to be a very close friend to all of us. But it is their responsibility to keep all the $ that the club has earned through it's driver education program and other sources of revenue generation. Weather it's 5000.00, 6200.00 or 60000.00 it is the duty of the execs to correct what has been done. We are a not for profit club and it falls under very strict guidelines under state law. Would it have been better if they had just let the money disappear. If that had happened and the state performed an audit it could have held all execs liable instead of one person who did something that was very wrong. I can say that this has affected me personally because the accused was one of my best friends. This friendship is now over because the actions of this individual. He defied the trust of me and all that trusted him and believed in this persons integrity. It is unfortunate that you don't want to join our club it is full of good people and can add allot of fun to you life. As far as the cost to find the financial improprieties. They are not relevant because the cost of doing nothing could potentially make us lose our state not for profit status and could bring an end to rtr. There are too many people who value this club and the enjoyment it brings to let that happen. Besides it protects other organizations form becoming pray of the same scam. How would it appear if 1 year later we found out that a little league baseball program was scammed out of thousands of dollars and we could have stopped it? Typically the accused if found guilty will be required not only to pay back the money but will also be responsible for all related and legal expenses incurred. That will put the club up $25000.00 according to your figures and will protect club members from additional theft. But it is fairly apparent that you lack the moral fiber that is so common for rtr so it may be best that you don't join our club. With all those old cars maybe some hot rod club or classic car club may be more your cup of tea. If you would like to discuss this further please come to the meeting next week at AWE tuning.

Steve Meenan