Hey John,
Perhaps you would want to check with Sparky, we have a contingency fund, and he could tell you how much money is in it. If you are comfortable with that amount, and feel it is sufficient to buy a copier, and cover any unexpected expenses, there would be nothing to keep the President from allocating from his contingency. Contingency funds are normally under the control of the President in most organizations, I can find no reason to believe we would be any different. If we can protect a copier, keep it clean and maintained, it would sure be handy. Someone is always needing to copy documents at our shows, then it puts us in the position of dealing with a stingy desk clerk, who will give copies, but not enough. Or, like I dealt with at Madison, the big event is in town, and that is exactly where everyone is, not in the quick print store. So, it takes some driving around to get the job done. I logged on about 90 miles out there, and finally found an office furniture store, the clerk had just stopped by before going  to the show, and I lucked out in catching her. But, when I mentioned that was for our association, she was happy to charge me to make the copies, the high point was she organized and stapled the pages at no charge. If you are going to make copies at a show, and depend on the locals, expect to jump thru hoops. You might not need to, but you should expect too, something about 'Murphy's Law'!
The down side of owning our equipment is someone will need to keep it working, so, you should find a member with this ability, and willingness to take it on. Those sort of things are not maintenance free.
I did get our PA amplifier repaired yesterday, I found some parts for the terminals, that would work on the original terminal strips. Had to do some trimming, but they work like new now. We won't need to use rocks to hold the speaker wires in!!! Sometimes you just need to be smarter than the rocks!!!!LOL I'll try to bring it to Louisville!
Oh, by the way, how many of these fine folks are going to put their money where their mouth is and show up to help you out at Louisville?
Take it easy!!!
Andy

Oh, tell whoever hooks up that amp to push down on the terminals, NOT in, that is what broke them in the first place.