HMI FINANCIAL STATEMENT
CASH FLOW REPORT
1-1-00 THROUGH 12-31-00
SUMMARY

INFLOWS -       10,702.06
OUTFLOWS -  <10,703.35>
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TOTAL                    <1.29>

NOTES:

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This reporting period the income was substantially increased by the Fundraiser 2000 campaign.
The income stated above includes $1115.00 donated to Fundraiser 2000.  Without this fund raising effort, we would have seen a deficit cash flow, although this deficit would have been offseet by "profits" from our annual convention (not reflected in the above statement - see next paragraph), resulting in bascially a break even year on cash flow.
So without the fund raiser, we would could still have used the convention "profits" to break even.  But, with the funds provided from the fund raiser, we were able to use the convention "profits" to fund the deposit on next year's Spring Retreat (see next paragraph).

The inflows listed above do not include $1212.00 in Convention "profits"in the convention fund account.  Conventions, in addition to their many other obvious benefits, also act as "fund rasiers" (although we do sometimes lose money on them).  The profits from the conventions serve to fund our various Intergroup projects.  In addition to this "profit", the original "seed money" in the convention fund account remained in that account to fund the next convention in October.  The "profit" was eventually transferred to our general account in 2001 and provided  the majority of the funds necessary for the deposit of $1425.00 required for the planned 2002 Spring Retreat at Camp Allen.  This deposit will eventually be recouped from those attending the retreat.
 

Inflows normally consist primarily of :

*Seventh Tradition Income (money passed on to HMI from the collections at individual meetings.
A portion of the money collected at meetings is passed on to the Intergroup to fund the various
Intergroup projects.)

*Sale of literature (which is purchased from the WSO).

*A minimal amount of interest income from the savings account.  (The Twelve Concepts of OA Service
require that groups establish an ample  reserve.)

There are a number of outflow accounts which are itemized in the detailed statement.  Major expenses
include purchase of OA literature (then sold for income), phone (message center) expense, rent (to the
Oasis Club for office space), and convention expenses.


Seventh Tradition

Every OA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
 
 

Twelfth Step

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this
message to compulsive overeaters and to practice these principles in all our affairs.


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