I used to belong to PBS but found I lost all the bulbs and seeds I was allocated to climate or critters because of where I live. However, the amount of time, effort, education, and resources provided by volunteer effort here is remarkable. It's an awful lot of work. I have learned so much here and I am grateful. We are selling up and moving to a better climate. Ten feet of snow is daunting now. I will be back as a member shortly. However, I stay on the emails because you teach me so much. Asking folks to do the work involved here is a big deal. Thank you to all of those who have done that up to now. Lesley On Tue, Aug 8, 2023, 10:36 AM Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Do we really believe there have been mistakes with finances? I do not know > of them. We are not here to bankroll money from bulbs. We are a > not-for-profit organization. Through PBS, there are minor gifts and > financial awards given. That's better than some other 501(c)3 > organizations with far more money. Creating a larger bank account means > more accountability for the organization and more work for unpaid board > members. I think it is far better to keep a volunteer organization lean > and as streamlined as possible to avoid complications caused by large > amounts of money. > > I was somewhat dismayed that a comment like this. What was the source of > this comment? > We print the financial report in each Bulb Garden and a Treasurer's > report is provided prior to every Board meeting.Any financial decisions > that are made are voted on by the full board out in the open. Minutes are > produced following each meeting and voted on the next Board meeting. > If anyone has any questions or concerns about how and where funds are > allocated please contact me. > ArnoldArnold140@verizon.net > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…