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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you all realize MSI has been playing there for years with no bathrooms? Where was your outrage then? [/quote]

Most MSI games are played at fields that have no access to bathrooms.  Schools are generally closed during games, and some are played at local parks with no bathroom facilities.[/quote]

It's still illegal.  MSI is a business with employees who work these games. Employees are entitled to bathroom facilities.  [/quote]

MSI is nuts!  You know they don't even pay the coaches for Rec.  One year, we had a fantastic coach because we didn't have a parent, and come to find out, he wasn't even getting paid!  Parents chipped in and were very generous.

But, it's not like MSI is a charity.  People are making money off these volunteer coaches.  WTF?[/quote]

"MSI is [b]a non-profit youth soccer organization[/b] that promotes youth soccer in Montgomery County. MSI emphasizes each child's enjoyment, personal growth, skill development and team experience through excellent leadership, fair play and good sportsmanship."  https://www.msisoccer.org/Default.aspx?  tabid=387734[/quote]

That in fact did profit in the millions and hid the money to pay for artificial turf.[/quote]

No, "for profit" and "non-profit" are terms with specific definitions.  MSI does not enrich its owners by distributing profits to them or dividends to shareholders or anything like that.  Non-profit organizations can and do raise and maintain funds to reinvest in the mission of the non-profit.  Investing in fields and playing space that their teams will use for practices and games is well within the scope of MSI's mission.  (Based on their website.  I have not seen their founding documents, but I guarantee there are Articles of Incorporation or some such document that lays out the permissible activities of the organization.)  If the organization uses funds raised or earned to invest or reinvest in the mission of the non-profit, that does not mean that it is a money-making business that benefits its private owners who receive "profits."  [/quote]

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