Posted by Chad Koepke on Jun 25, 2025
Good Day FRYS!
 
An exciting membership memo here for you today but better do your reading as the monthly in-person report will be highly condensed to allow for all the festivities of the day.  E-tab sales increased 6.8% in May, touching $125K; however, the gross profit margin slumped to a 5-month low at 13.6%, resulting in just over $17K in gross profits à the lowest total since January 2025.
 
Paper tab sales posted a large increase in sales over May, totaling $100K for a 35% increase over April à the $100K in was the highest total in paper tab sales of the fiscal year and largest sum since March 2024. More importantly, the gross profit margin more than doubled month-over-month from a record low of 9.8% to a quality 20.6%, delivering gross profits of $21K to FRYS.
 
The positive momentum continued to Bingo as it reached $22K in sales for May, the highest monthly total in FRYS history!  Although the gross profit margin at 18.8% was not the highest in Bingo history, gross profits from the game were still a respectable $4K.
 
Wrapping it all together, net income blossomed to $13K May, a welcomed rebound from the net loss of $3K that FRYS posted in April. Those funds will be used to help finance the new septic system at the Rotary Camp...speaking of which.  The new septic system has been installed at the Rotary Camp. The system required an electrical connection, which prompted FRYS to install an additional outlet out at the Camp and explore the notion of installing fans inside the building for better air circulation. The electrician was unsure if fans are possible due to the rafters but no final verdict on that front has been established.
 
Faribault Rotary Youth Services
Charitable Gambling Operation
 
The installation of the septic system and then subsequent rainfall post-installation led to a large dirt area around the system that requires re-sodding/seeding and restructuring as the area basically has become a large mud pit (don't think we want the Rotary Camp to be reminiscent of the great mud pit of Woodstock but that's just me).
 
Funding of the total project is roughly $23K, which includes both the landscaping and electrical work. If you recall, early prognostications of just the septic system replacement were around $30K when first discussed last year, so this is wonderful news. The FRYS board concluded that $10K of the project will come from charitable gambling funds (approval coming today) and the remaining portion would be funded by reserves.
 
Depending on how the remaining months of the fiscal year progress, more funds from charitable gambling could be allocated to paying for the septic rebuild but that would also mean less funds available to donate back to youth projects, and the FRYS board has long looked to deploy reserves for worthy projects rather than sitting in a brokerage account riding the waves of the market or idling in a bank account. 
 
Have a good one, 
 
Chad