I've belonged to the Club twice. Once in the 90's early 100. Several years prior to and after the fantastic first Portland, OR convention. Even hosted a 3 night gathering in Seattle with thrifting during the day, a table of 15-20 each night and also donated the raffle prize that year! fun times for all and I hear the convention was FAB! (I didn't get to go! Catering for weddings all weekend!)
Fast forward to about six years ago and the last Portland gathering. Re-joined, excited to attend my FIRST convention. Got all signed up and everything. My very ill partner asked if he could come with me; as much for the drive and a change of pace. I asked the registrar if he could pay to attend the banquet the one evening and rudely was told that he's have to pay for the entire weekend "just" to get dinner and if he spent more than 5 minutes in any of the paid for convention space he'd have to pay for the entire weekend. In a further email the registrar, thankfully now deceased, made it clear HE and several others didn't want me there at all! I asked and got my $$$ back! Never to return!!
The VCCC is a WASTE of $$$. Let's see,,,...the problems with a certain President, the problems with under age drinking at the convention, the fact certain board members didn't like the "launch" into public with the problems of monitoring behavior, no one wanted to contribute to or publish the newsletter. It's a list! I don't need to belong! Have you noticed other than maybe 5 people, members don't post here anymore. Guess we're not good enough!
