Speak Out: Should CA Pay for Trip to France?
Up to four CA representatives have been invited to a "Twinning Celebration" in France, but airfare would cost around $1,250 per person.
Up to four representatives of the Columbia Association have been invited to attend a "Town Twinning Celebration" in Columbia's "Sister City," Cergy-Pontoise, France. Cergy-Pontoise has offered to pay for the hotel accomodations during a weekend schedule that would include official meetings, cultural activities and sightseeing tours, according to the CA. But there's a catch. The CA must provide airfare costs for the representatives who attend. The CA estimates the cost per person to be $1,250, according to an article on Explore Howard. What do you think, should the CA fund the trip, partially fund the trip or save the money? The question the CA is now asking itself, is should representatives who want to attend pay their own airfare or …
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Kevin I.
10:46 am on Monday, August 6, 2012
I commented on this on Explore Howard, glad to see it covered here as well. I think this is absolutely ridiculous, particularly when the exchange students participating in events for the sister city program had to pay for their own airfare. I see no reason why the board should not do the same if they want to participate in what is labeled a celebration. This is not a planned community summit … more ›