We could also use much more support from that community, which I have not always seen on a large scale.
There are a lot of topics in your post and we could have a long discussion on this one day. But I wanted to pick this out and clarify.
We gave all kids free entry for all our short track races this year, which in the end amounted to something like 120 free "kid races". We also spent a $1000 on the BSA making a trail around the lake which they had asked us to do for years. We made nothing on short track because of this. I don't think you are calling us out specifically but I want to make it clear, we donate a good amount to the kids that eventually wound up racing NICA races. Doing the math there, that's in the realm of a $3500 donation to helping kids race. While we did not donate directly to NICA, I think we did a fair job supporting kid's racing in the state.