November 3, 2008
Fraternal groups cut charitable giving amid sales slump
Organizations squeezed by smoking ban
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - In any other year, Nitro Moose Lodge Administrator Ray Kesling would have approved the $300 request from Nitro High School to buy T-shirts for cheerleaders to toss to fans during basketball games.
But Kesling turned down the request last week. The Moose doesn't have any money to donate to community groups and charities these days.
"We just don't have the funds to do it," Kesling said.
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As a smoker I already am discriminated against in my housing, job, insurance, and life insurance. I pay twice as much as a non smoker. I think if I pay dues to the Moose I should be able to smoke! Its private for a reason.
I was there before the smoking ban and afterwards. Business was down long before the ban went into effect. Even when the Nitro Moose let folks smoke (going against the ban), business still was slow, so you can't blame it on the ban.
Folks are going to other places because they are simply fed up with how the Nitro Moose is being run!
As far as the charitable requests go, I say send the requests to the Kanawha Charleston Health Department, maybe they will fund it. It is a sad day when the Moose has to cut donations, but I understand completely.
Yes, the state sets the payouts on the machines. It is done by a percentage basis. The payouts co-inside with the money taken in each machine.
The payouts are lower because the machines are taking in less money.
SAMom, I totally agree with you, people will not stay in an empty bar. It is not any fun.
Once again, let me say would all the supporters of the smoking ban who drink and or gamble please patronize the bars where smoking is not being allowed. If you do not patronize bars, hush, you have nothing in this.
As you can see by this article, bartenders and wait staff will be losing their jobs. Not only at the fraternal organizations, but also at other bars. Go out and find another job? Why should I have to? Ask almost anyone who works in a bar, they will almost all tell you how badly this has hurt their earning potential. Gas prices were high in June, it did not stop people from coming out. Come July 1, we all lost customers.
Do not knock the fraternal lodges around either. They provide chari
The Moose organization does have African American members. You should know what you are talking about before you speak.