should we pay the volunteers ? ........
regardless the volunteers from Bishan Club, SIXGA or other clubs, our practices to pay tokens of allowances (we paid between $25 to $60 per actual work day from the past 6 years records, no payment for the planning and preparation) as ways to show our appreciations to them, the differences could be we pay less to our members in general.
We should not expect free services from volunteers as they need to spend times, take leave etc.
Of course, there is no way for us to pay so call x times of "one-day salary" to them for taking leave to work with us for x days.
i think u misinterpret what i'm trying to say?
It would be good for people to volunteer and volunteers are actually very important people as the play a big role in promoting the game. Speaking about paying them for 车马费is the minimum amount they should get paid. Basically the chess association is really not much of an association without chess players and people that volunteer to organise chess competitions. Hence the chess association should probably try to market and advertise in a different way to get sponsors.
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