I volunteer for a sporting club, who's teams are members of an organisation. There are fees involved at the start of the year, in terms of registering players, obtaining insurance, and paying referees.
The organisation has now sent us an email, claiming there's an end of season awards night, and "each club will be invoiced for 2 tickets" (a not insignificant total of $220 for a volunteer organisation). It seems that this is a mandatory cost which cannot be avoided, but it seems like it might violate some sort of staggered pricing rule.
Anyone else had similar experiences?
It just sounds like a straight-up rort to me. Why on earth would tickets be $110 each? The only thing that would justify that sort of cost is if was an "all you can drink" event, with a damn good meal included; and even then, what if you don't drink? Also, "springing" it on you guys like it's nothing much, is not on. Everyone should have been told about it at the start of the season. Does a similar thing happen every year, or is it some new "thing" (cash-cow) they're trying to instigate?
Another question I'd be asking them is where is all this money going? Who owns the venue that will no doubt be getting a massive chunk of the cash? A relative of someone who manages/runs the sporting club by any chance?!?