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Jacks · 10-31-2018, 01:47 PM

I've been to a bunch of poker and golf fundraisers over the years and they certainly take money to put on. I've never gotten a charity receipt for a poker tournament yet which makes sense because you can win money at them, the charity pays the overhead and the prize pool. They only time I ever got a receipt was for donating back part of a 3rd place prize that I had won. Really don't see the problem with having a cash reserve either, just because the money is there doesn't mean it has to be allocated immediatley. Heard a report on the radio this morning just bashing the Flames and calling it a terrible charity, seems to be a lot of outrage over things that seem perfectly reasonable.

10-31-2018, 01:47 PM	#79
Jacks Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2011 Exp:	I've been to a bunch of poker and golf fundraisers over the years and they certainly take money to put on. I've never gotten a charity receipt for a poker tournament yet which makes sense because you can win money at them, the charity pays the overhead and the prize pool. They only time I ever got a receipt was for donating back part of a 3rd place prize that I had won. Really don't see the problem with having a cash reserve either, just because the money is there doesn't mean it has to be allocated immediatley. Heard a report on the radio this morning just bashing the Flames and calling it a terrible charity, seems to be a lot of outrage over things that seem perfectly reasonable.