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on 4/6/00 7:16 PM, GHardigree@ao*.co* at GHardigree@ao*.co* wrote: > True....not much to join but where does it go ? Does it line someones pocket > or does it go into a fund to promote safe cave diving and cave preservation? > Granted the CDS has a mountian of problems that need to be addressed but at > least i know when i send my check in each year where at least a part of the > money is going too. Gary, Have you been paying attention? The CDS has since 1997 had at least two scandals where one board member extorted thousands of dollars and the son of an previous board member extorted another several thousand dollars! Please tell me what all those thousands of dollars are going to. Sure, some of the money was recovered and both felons caught, but at the time I suggested after the FIRST extortion that they have their books audited by an independent accountant and they refused! After the second scandal I wrote a letter to the Board: http://www.caves.org/section/cds/minutes/mn980418.htm suggesting that they audit their books so the members could know where every penny was, who had it, who borrowed it and what things were being paid for that benefited people other than those it was intended for, but once again I was testily told that it was not necessary and that they had it under control. Ya right . . . . I understand that later they went through the motions of a partial audit. I guess we just have to trust them--after two thefts & various allegations. Later, JoeL
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