[Rideout]

Three of the six WSS events in 2010 were on the east side (two in Spokane and one in Kennewick). Total money brought in from these three events was $1888 ($1214 from the $3/head series fees, $582 fundraiser discs from Bob & Kaleb, and $92 from the basket toss).

The total expenses for the 2010 WSS came to $4392.08 ($954 to pay for the fundraiser discs, $1666 for the qualifier shirts, $352.08 for the trophies, $85 for the Iron Man minis, $100 to correct and update the big traveling trophy – should be a one-time deal, and $1235 in WSS payout).

The current series bank is $444.92.

Bob, this hardly changes any point you’re trying to make here (the percentages you provided are close to the same); I just don’t understand what you are basing your numbers off of. This is straight out of the provided budget report.

Washington State-
I know not everything is fair. What I can say is that 2011 would have been the second year in a row where Spokane would have had two WSS events within a single season; that seems like progress to me. 2011 would have been the first time (that I can think of off the top of my head) that there would have been four WSS events east of the Cascades in a single season; that seems like progress to me. 2011 is the second year in a row that anyone in Washington who wants to have input on series development gets to have a platform to speak from and a vote to be counted; that seems like progress to me.

I certainly don’t have all the answers, but if anyone out there honestly thinks that I (we) are not trying to come up with solutions; you’re wrong. Democracy is slow and tedious, but the Washington State Series is progressing. Soon after this season starts the discussion group will form an official (of some kind) board of directors and progress to the next step of being official.

People are working very hard for the players in Washington State and sometimes things don’t always work out best for everyone, but 2011 is going to be the third year in a row that the series will be 100% publically accountable for it’s budget (Paul had a rough time recovering info from the 2009 fallout, but there was $670 carried over from 2009 into 2010); that seems like progress to me.

I know I (we) have a lot to learn, but I absolutely feel that we have come a long way.

Mike Rideout
2010 & 2011 WSS Coordinator