Surely someone has the total from all the IZs?

[Jeff K]

Does anyone know the total donations from all the Izs to date? I'd love to know.

[Willow]

I don't think anyone has taken the time to research it.  There are some disadvantages to doing so rather than leaving it a pleasing mystery.

I've been the treasurer for the past five InZanes.  Dave Ritsema was before that.  His estimate is conservatively reasonable, althogh I think he failed to include the donation made from DOTS, though DOTS was technically not an InZane.

Were we to put the effort into totaling the charity checks, there would be one more kink.  Many individual VRCC members have given to the InZane charities after the event.  That would be why Rachal in her article reported $7000 this year rather than the $6800 given specifically by the VRCC.

It's enough to say that the VRCC members individually and as a group are a generous people.  They have been so and, I believe, will continue to be so in surprising amounts and ways.  It pleases me to believe that.

[Chrome]

Jeff Two years ago ,a fellow Canadian died on his way to Inzane in Mich.Willow mentioned it at the meeting and this was my reply to the club. This club donates to many causes including Inzane ones.
Adrian

Hi All I spoke to Larry's wife,Judith,last night.We had a good but tearful talk. I know that there were tears on both phones.I told her that Larry's passing was told to our group Tuesday night at the grand opening of Inzane by Willow.Afew folks were up to Willow asking about making donations to the family. Willow asked me to take care of it and I said "Sure" That night and the following days,many folks came up to me wishing the family well and making a donation. I got anywhere from a buck to a fifty.This was great.
 My wife,Susanne, played Larry's poker hands Sat and as it would be,only a good hand but not a winning hand.
 I also told of bidding on Larry's winnings Sat night and the auction.
Then I told her of how much this VRCC family donated. I brought $3013.00 US to the bank tonight for a money order in her name of $3078.64 CAD. OVER THREE GRAND. As Oz said many times."THIS CLUB ROCKS"
 I would like to thank everyone who helped out. All the donators,people who helped out,everyone  with the auction Sat night and just eveyone in this VRCC family.
The money order will be sent with a card tomorrow.
Happy Trails Adrian(Chrome)V Canadian Rep VRCC

[Jeff K]

I was pretty certain that would be the response I would receive. It was more a curiosity than anything else. We did well this year. I was trying to tell family members about our rallies and I was thinking that we must have really put some numbers together when we were 1000+ bikes.

No it doesn't matter. I was just curious.