Starting 2022
2022 Hash Cash Historical Assessment
(Please see the bottom of the page as to how to pledge)
Any questions or comments, please click here &
Email our Hash Cash, Secaucless
Observations:
- From 2003 until 2019 we averaged 34 pledges of ~ $25 each = or roughly $850/year. Between 2013 & 2017 (the most recent collection periods) we had averaged 45-50 pledges/dues payers.
- Although we have had as many as 80 Summit Hashers over that 7 year period, we now see roughly 60 regular active hashers these days (so ~20 are less involved with SH3 on a frequent basis). Otherwise, in 2022 alone an additional 56 hashers have attended at least 1 run with us, be it visitors, one off’s or a “long timer no see” hasher.
- Clearly there is a cost to maintain the Website and SH3. At minimum, it is ~$110 per year for the website itself + ~$100 every 3 years for “backup” costs. So then roughly $143/ year (at 2022) just for the website. Rounded to $150/ year, this is our minimum cost sans subsidies.
- Since December 2020, we have a new Bank requirement to keep a minimum balance of $1,500 in the account, else a $15 charge/month. That then means that a) we have to keep roughly $1,650 in the bank at all times to meet out obligations. We searched many banks for alternatives but as we are legally considered a “business” by the IRS, we normally come up against this $1500 requirement.
- To give you a general Idea of recent usage – We have subsidized AGM’s and Interhash’s between 2013 and 2019 anywhere from $0 to $1,100 per any event, averaging $400-500 per event (when subsidized). It’s unclear why we subsidized in some cases & yet in others there was a clear choice of the sponsors to cover all costs.
Finally, as Hash Cash, I presently accept pledge money (of any amount you wish to contribute), preferring to accept cash, checks, or Venmo or Zelle over Paypal at this time. I think for the 2025 pledging season, $30-35 a pledge would work to keep us above board (getting us near $1,000).
Secaucless, Hash Cash
To submit any Pledge $, you can do any of the following:
1. Make check payable to “Summit Hash House Harriers” & submit to Hash Cash (Secaucless) the next time you see me.
2. Give $/cash to Hash Cash (Secaucless).
3. Send via Venmo to me @dccary (no fees that way); Zelle to me (ask me for my email or number); or PayPal to “hashcash_shhh@verizon.net”. All are easy to do. But since 2023, even though you specify “Friend & Family” on PayPal, there is now a fee deduction. So we might want to avoid the latter.
Finally from Sassy’s initiative on the 2022 revisitation of dues, now restructured as voluntary Pledge drive, please see the following:
Annual Pledge Drive Fundraiser
Whereas Hashers like to Walk, whereas Hashers like to Run
Whereas Hashers like to be where there having lots of Fun
Whereas the Summit website is a run source of information for many near and far
Whereas the SH3 Hash Cash subsidizes important annual events such as the Annual General Meeting and the Interhash, so –
Summit H3 has launched (starting January 2022) an Annual Pledge Drive. Your voluntary contributions help pay for:
Website annual costs (~$110) & periodic maintenance (~$33/year) for this website
The Interhash Event (maximum $450 but based on availability of Funds)
The AGM Event (maximum $600 but based on availability of Funds)
Yet we rely and expect the Sponsors of the Event to always try and budget to cover their costs to the best of their abilities
We rely on the voluntary support from our Hashers so that we keep SH3 Funded and Fun.
This is your moment (January of each year or any time you wish to), so please donate whatever amount you wish – $30-$35 suggested starting January 2025 – to support our Hash Cash Fund. It also goes towards special acknowledgements on occasion too. A great way to pitch in as we start each New Year.
Thank you for your support. We appreciate your generous contributions.