Discarded checks

[drepouille]

As I distributed the pre-generated YTD donation statements in November and December, I made the mistake of including reimbursement checks in the same envelopes. Therefore, I had two members misplace, shred, or simply discard the checks because the members didn't know the checks were in the envelopes. In the future, I don't think I will bother inserting checks into envelopes. When members see the check, outside an envelope, they are less likely to misplace or discard the check.
Oh well, live and learn.

[eblood66]

Last year I mailed a check at around the same time as the tax statement but in a separate envelope. Apparently the recipient assumed that it was a tax statement and just but the envelope with their tax documents without even opening the envelope. 2 months later when the check hadn't been check I asked him about it and he thought he hadn't received it so I replaced it. A month later he told me he'd found it in his tax documents.

So now if I avoid mailing checks at this time of year. Or if I do, I try to contact them in some way to alert them them to look for the check.