If the person was a manager or supervisor of some type then it would be a staff person. Another possibility is that of District Director who is a volunteer that helps out with banquets or other leadership roles on a state level. It is kinda of a no win situation as many times it is the volunteer leaders that poor money into these things, then people complain when they win something.

Some years it is like I have the lucky touch, other years I win little. There was one year I sponsored 8 banquets and attended 3 other special events, and won 4 guns that year. In the end it worked out that the guns I won cost me around $400 to $500 for each gun if you added it all up. Mind you that the win list was a couple of pumps, and a H&R single shot. No complaints as the idea is to raise money. Many times I spend a load of money and win a little something off the chineese raffle. One banqet I went to as a State Chapter President visiting a local chapter, I won a sponsor 870 pump. The committee was offended that I did not donate it back, and felt it was wrong. This was after My wife and I spent $250 for a sponsor couple ticket, played all the rafffle games more than once, bought a $200 item on the live auction. We also traveled almost 3 hours driving each way. and spent another $140 for hotel stay. On top of that, my wife ran the Women in the Outdoors raffle. It really leaves a bad feeling when you drive all that way just to show support and visit with a local chapter, spend the money, even help put on the event, and then deal with this kind of reaction. I have done this similiar thing at many other banquets to show support, and gone home with no winnings, of maybe a call or two. It matters not, if we win anything, but I am pretty sure that the $20 bill in my pocket is a good as the next guys.

Some chapters do not allow the committee to participate in the drawings at all. That works when you have a large banquet, but at the smaller ones it has an impact. As with anything that involves people, you have the good and the bad. I have heard or seen some bad things go on just as well with volunteers and the attendees that make for bad situations. My wife and I look at it as donating money to what we believe in, and if we happen to win something while particpating at a fund raiser that is fine, if not, fine also. Not everyone sees it that way.