Did you ever have the feeling that......"You had something important to say, but no one would listen"?
When you get the decision from the board about the Holy Land trip, ask them how they feel about another fund raiser for discredited thread originators.
After the first of the year (with my healthy tax write off and everything) I could probably manage to plop down a few more cents for that......although I think you should, this time......contribute also.
Did you mail that check yet???