Press Release / Communiqué
1500 Mystery Authors, Booksellers & Fans Donate $30,000 to Literacy
In years past, it was the tradition to forward any surplus funds to future conventions but that seemed to fall by the wayside a few years ago, so when the convention was awarded to Toronto in 2001, the Toronto Executive Committee decided that if there were to be a surplus after all legitimate expenses were paid, literacy programmes would benefit.
For all the authors, booksellers, fans, agents and publishers who attended the Toronto Bouchercon, on behalf of all the people who will learn how to read and write because of your attendance, we thank you!
On page three (3) of this release is a summary of the finances.
Al Navis, Chairman and Host,
Bouchercon 2004, Metro Toronto Convention Centre,
7-10 October 2004
BOUCHERCON 2004
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE
RELATED TO THE CONVENTION HELD IN TORONTO, CANADA
OCTOBER 7-10, 2004
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
REVENUE
Memberships (1,078) $ 222,789
Banquet tickets (582) $39,208
Program book advertising space $23,883
Dealers’ room space rentals $8,336
Auction proceeds $8,513
$302,729
EXPENDITURES
Rental of facilities $81,995
Rental of equipment/furnishings $17,115
Banquet $34,932
Opening reception $12,978
Program books and booklets $11,818
Guests-of-Honour travel and hotel expenses $18,169
Committee members hotel expenses $11,920
Committee members post-convention dinner $3,216
Promotion and advertising $21,447
Website design and operations $13,778
Professional advisory services $15,970
Tote bags $4,061
Lapel pins $1,527
Anthony Award sculptures $2,835
Registration services $3,000
Security services $2,103
Signage $1,719
Revenue processing charges $7,252
Insurance $1,080
Accounting $850
Other administrative, office and sundry $3,799
Contribution to Internet Mastersight design $1,165
Total $272,729
EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURE $ 30,000
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF TO LITERACY-FOCUSED
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS FOLLOWS:
Frontier College Learning Foundation $ 25,000
Toronto Parkdale – Project Read $5,000
Total $ 30,000
A.M. Navis – Chair J.N. Beal, CA – Chief Financial Officer