Why Did We Go From $3 to $4??

Our team prize payouts should still be based on our continued $3 Individual contributions each week. Nothing changed, so why are we collecting $4 from everyone? The reason is ”continuity”…to ensue our group continues to be self-sustaining. It may come as a surprise to some but it costs money to have a website, an effective communication system, and CTP balls. For many years much of the expense was covered by individuals in the group who are now getting a bit advanced in age and fear the time may come when they can no longer participate actively in the group. To ensure that we continue going forward even as those people no longer participate we started collecting an extra dollar a week to cover expenses.

If you get called upon at lunch to distribute winnings to the lead teams, please base your calculations on the old $3 contribution and set aside the additional $1 for our treasurer.