What is the date of the event you are speaking of?
Over time we increased the transportation for the athletes. Originally, it wasn't supposed to be a line item.
I understand what you and Brando are both saying about hotels and Hive meetings. We have them mandated in this way as there are typically other networking opportunities that are scheduled in. We will rethink them as I see now there is too much of a gap between how we present and what we are delivering.
The event was made on december 9 of 2023, it was a competition called Endurance at the Limit, organized by Zulia athletes and financed by SWC. The only athlete that participated on the competition from outside the state was @stypaternina. Manuel Ramos brought his mother, @alvis-sw and the competition commentator, no one else came.
@valueplan sent a total of 4300 HBD for the event, @hecatonquirox received $900 for paying awnings, sound, stamped flannels for organizers and winners, refreshments, medical attention and a choir to sing the hymns of our country.
Manuel Ramos came with some merchandising and the prizes of the event: 6 creatines of $25, 6 plastic trophies of $10 each one, and Hive bracelets and stickers that left over from past events.
These are the approximate calculations:
-Travel expenses of people that came from abroad to the event: $500.
-Event logistic costs: $900.
-Prize party favors: $210.
TOTAL: $1610.
MONEY LOST: $2690
And this is not the only event in which this happens, it HAPPENS IN EVERY EVENT and athletes that have silver or gold membership cannot participate in competitions. You have transfered to them up to 12000 HBD in a row, with that money we could build 10 calisthenics parks all around the country to improve the dignity of the athletes, but no. Athletes are the life of the community and they do not even receive good benefits, athletes post, athletes work out, athletes put their lives under risk with acrobatic moves and traveling to competitions, everything to allow Manuel Ramos to buy motorcycles, because he keeps the most of the money. He is taking advantage of our needs and this is a problem that is happenign since the beggining of SWC, ask @milagroscdlrr and @ramsses-sw25 why did they leave SWC. The problem is not that you have not given enough money, the problem is Manuel and his mother are stealing part of it.
Also we recently organized and executed 2 events without any funding and with the same quality:
A conference about leadership and enterpreneurship
An exhibition at the Zulia Public Library