ABATE of WA 2006 (FY05)
Annual Report
According to the bylaws, each year your State Coordinator is required to present an “Annual Report”
And since I can’t recall ever seeing one, I thought I would look in the State Bylaws and see what it should look like.
Year to Year Comparison:
2005 Total Funds: $38.893
2006 Total Funds: $31,279
One of the big differences is attendance at the 2006 Spring Swap Meet was down from 2005. We must find ways to increase fund raising. Spring Opener and the Fall Swap Meet have the most potential to do that, but it will require volunteers, sound judgment and working on the same page as a group. For a clearer picture see the Treasurers Report that follows this Report. (thanks Darla)
2006 Highlights:
Money from Membership: $28,721
From 2006 Events: Spring Swap Meet netted $11,645, Spring Opener netted $1,527 and Fall Swap Meet netted: $3,848.
There you have it! Easy! But there is more to the story.
We worked in Olympia, we had all the events we are supposed to, we had all the meetings we needed to, unfortunately we missed our quorum in July, but made it up in August. ABATE of WA had its first and I hope not its last Awards Banquet. We increased membership, but not as much as I would have liked. Tacoma helped pump the Legislative Fund. We created a New Chapter fund to help them get on their feet. We started some new chapters, revived one chapter and let two go away. Several Volunteers have stepped up, I really appreciate the help, ABATE would be lost without your help.
Therefore it seems, ABATE is as good as it ever was. We ebb and we flow, and if you are okay with that, then great, so am I. However, if you recognize that ABATE needs to be more, than it can be great, then pick up your bike, add some fuel, kickstart that baby and twist the throttle and lets get down the road together.
13 years ago when I joined ABATE of WA I believed my Freedoms were in jeopardy and I still do!
I also believed that ABATE of WA was the best vehicle to restore and maintain my Freedoms and Liberty. I currently believe we are so close to taking ABATE to the next level. If we could just maintain our current members and continue to put in the same numbers of new members, we could be at 3-5000 members in 3 years and have an office, and a permanent location to have meetings and events. This will happen if we work together for a set of goals and clear vision for the next 5 years.
To all that have supported ABATE of WA- Thank You! But, there is still much work that needs to be attended too. We can not rest, the threat to our liberty will always be at stake. We must leave our kids a legacy of Freedom and desire to defend Liberty whenever & wherever it is threatened.
Rich Bright
State Coordinator
