I think that your point is very well taken. Far too many people suffer as a result of gambling and related addictions. Not just the individual, but their families also.
I am not a tier two member, but I believe that this is a serious moral issue, and it is simply not worth the money. Check out this site: http://www.aadac.com/index_flash.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Walters Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 9:26 PM To: CLUG General Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Long Term Goals? Hello all, I left one organization because I did not feel right about living off the avails of gambling. As a two tiered member I would vote against applying for a casino license. And if the vote went through anyway I would not feel right using any perks paid for by gambling. Right now I feel that all the money supporting CLUG is clean money, but casino money might be considered a tax on the poor. Perhaps I am oversensitive, but that is the way I feel. Regards, Michael Shawn wrote: >Hi gang. > >I attended a seminar last night (with another one tonight) with the >Alberta >Gaming and Liquor Commision (http://www.aglc.gov.ab.ca). It looks as though >CLUG *MIGHT* qualify for a casino. I'm looking into this further. > >The last casino payout to organizations that had taken part in the >program was >in the neighborhood of $70K. The amount is not guaranteed, and cannot be >depended on, but it's still likely to be a good chunk of change. The >question that then comes out of this is "What does CLUG want the money for?" > >So, I'd like to invite everyone to discuss ways CLUG might use a large >amount >of money. Anything is fair game here, as we are just speculating. But if we >proceed with getting access to a casino, we'll have to be able to state >explicitly what the cash will be used for. Of course, there are some things >that would not qualify (anything that benefits an individual is pretty much >out), but that's what these seminar's are for, and we can filter out >non-qualifying items later. > >My thoughts on the use of the cash: >- Promotion of CLUG (i.e. TV/Radio commercials, professional promotion, >etc.) >- Financing prominent guest speakers >- Possible purchase of a facility for CLUG > >What are your thoughts? > >Shawn > >(PS. I'm attending these seminars with the Avro Museum >(http://www.avromuseum.ca) where I am also a board member. But I'm always >looking for ways to improve CLUG.) > >__________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
