President’s Report on the State of our Club, II

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catchacab wrote:

We should have all of the facts before we comment and pass judgement. Making statements based on rumor is wrong.

Remember, for years this person was our friend. If he has done something wrong, then I will expect a full apology and he should reimburse the club for all expense and diverted income. If he has done nothing wrong, then we should apologize.

I hope and pray that this is just a huge misunderstanding.

In the spirit of this time of attonement and forgiveness in the Jewish religion, I hope all can attone for what they have done, and all can forgive those whose transgressions have affected us.

If you'll recall, the original thread on this issue (see " President's Report on the State of our Club") was started BEFORE the investigation (and the associated final report) was complete. I was the one that said we should reserve any comments until the facts were in, as I agree that "making statements based on rumor is wrong".

The comments contained herein were made AFTER receiving The Presidents Report containing "the facts" on the "misappropriation" of funds by the ex-Treasurer.

There must be consequences for inappropriate and/or illegal behavior, friend or not. That was the Clubs money, OUR money! I wonder if we would be so willing to "forgive and forget" if the misappropriated funds were from our grandmothers retirement fund, leaving her broke, a la Bernie Madoff. I, for one, would not. We were lucky enough to have a Club President and Executive Board that took their fiduciary responsibilities seriously enough to uncover this issue early enough to hopefully avoid any serious damage to our Club's finances.