That's why we're so highly appreciative for all the love you give to EiT! Tesekkurler. I used to edit a newsletter for a community group who liked receiving paper via snail mail (bless them). I remember having to go to Kinko's to print the stuff, collate the pages, adhere the stamp, etc. on a monthly basis for three years. That was a lot of love I have given there since it was purely voluntary on my part. I passed on the baton, thankfully.

Getting discounts on the drinks and food looks like a good deal if it can be arranged.

As we've now got details of our first birthday party up in the Events section, here, unless anyone has anything else to add I'm going to lock this thread off in a day or so.

Thanks everyone for your comments, positive as well as negative. I think almost all will realise now why we are making a charge for the monthly meetings and not think that we are building up a holiday fund for a bit of winter sunshine

JF