Oh man Ron - I'm so sorry. I know where your at because as you know I'm in the same boat....
Ok guys and gals,
Since I lost my job I can't afford to cover the cost of the meeting room this year - I believe it's $100 plus taxes - I got the same rate as I did last year and had planned on just paying for it last year as a gift to the group but with my recent situation I can't afford to part with any cash and I'm asking the group to pitch in and as a group cover the cost of the meeting room. We will just be day visitors on saturday and into the evening since we can't part with the room cost to stay the night - which is fine because we are only 1.5 hours away so it's doable....
Man I hate to even ask for the help, i feel like a schmo but I also understand that sometimes you just have to swallow your pride and this is one of the times I must do that in order to make things happen for the group.