Does Anyone Listen?
Why Doesn't Anyone Listen?

I learned something of great value to me upon being a member of the North West Alano Club in the Wayne Co. area, for many years.
I'm not even a recovering alcoholic, which is what the membership consists of. I often wondered what it was there, that kept me continuing membership with this club. For years, on the surface all was fine and dandy, at least in all appearances. But eventually, there was a very important message for me to learn there. I was under the impression that this club helps those find socialization without drinking and drugging, and therefore, was a good entity.
Being under those impressions, this was a club for the well being of recovering people, I discovered the horrible truth about it. They are a club of people that want something for nothing. Thier expectancy of people is unexcusable, yet relentless. I observed this club go from bad to worse, in no time flat, just because the business affairs and finacial affairs are practically non-existant.
They don't want to pay for expenses other than only absolutly the necessity, but, they wanted exposure to the public about what a fine place it is to meet and socialize, to attract more members, and get more money. Before I was totally aware of this tidbit, I was in school learning how to create and build web-sites and other computer imformations system related courses. One day I had some computer related trouble and one of that place's board members assisted me: no problem, and he new I couldn't afford any money to pay him for the trouble shooting he did for me, but asked something of me in return.
That member knew I was learning to build web-sites and asked if I could build one for the club. I said okay, but I still needed to learn more than I did at the time. A period of time went by and I learned what I needed to create and build the club's web-site, practically minded, I thought building them this, would be a good starting point, experience of a vision, my eventual livelyhood. I personally invested, out of my pocket, the small amount of money to get a domain for them, researched for them a place free to host it, aware of their lack of fundings. I only requested for reimbursement of this small expense and the site was theirs. For explanations unknown, the check given for the expense bounced, I took back the domain, which is this one. I didn't ask these people to pay for my labor and education that was put forth doing and learning these skills, it was honest and innocent transaction, I thought I was benifitting an entity that seemingly helped others. The fact that the club was outraged that I requested double the amount be payed back to me but it initially was scrutinized, then laughed at.
The point, now I see how people, ruthlessly take advantage of people's skills and education to cater to whims of them who want everything come easy to them with no thought or effort of oneself. Pitiful! The other point, that club could be a real haven, if they could effectively put their business tactics to work for them instead of looking for everybody to give to them.