- If you do not attend your committee meetings or any other mandatory meeting you will receive demerits. Demerits result in negative service hours. (ex. -2 hrs.) In the event you receive an accumulation of ten negative hours, you will not be allowed to attend or participate in the community Fashion Show. When you miss a meeting you must submit a written reason to your sponsor why you missed that meeting. For each missed meeting you will receive a -1/2 demerit.