Re: AIS Membership Structure
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: AIS Membership Structure
- From: <s*@quantico.usmc.mil> (TRAINING OIC, DSN 278-5111)
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 15:30:08 -0600 (MDT)
Walter Moores wrote:
>It is always difficult explaining to members acquired at the show how the
>'AIS Membership Year' works. So many times, I have heard the comment, when
>I sent in my subscription to SOUTHERN LIVING in March, they did not send me
>the back issues for Jan, Feb, and Mar. Why should AIS?
>Then at a rhizome sale in August when an interested party wants to join AIS,
>I hate to discourage him by telling him to wait until December or January
>because if he joins in August, he won't get what he is paying for! This
>causes them to think, "Heck, what kind of society am I getting into?" Our
>current system is a real turn-off.
Walter, thanks for the supportive comments. I agree with you
completely. Although I will do my best to present membership in a positive
light to prospective members, I also believe the current system is a turn-off.
You also wrote:
>It seems to me it would be easier to spread the work out over twelve months
>than to do it all in December, which is the holiday season anyway, and
>people are spending their money on other things.
Agreed! And I would like to add that there is only one check (max)
coming for each membership. Sometimes, less, when a treasurer sends one check
to cover several who joined in the same timeframe. If you let the new people
pay for the remaining months in the year it won't increase the number of
checks submitted (i.e. the workload) -- just the dollar amount on the checks
submitted.
Thanks for taking time to address this and share your ideas! Also,
thanks to Libbie Cross who said that this issue WILL be addressed in Dearborn.
How do the rest of our fellow AIS members on IRIS-L feel about this
issue: pro-ration of membership dues for our new members in the year that
they join? Thanks!
Jim Schroetter
Spotsylvania, VA - where the TBs have almost run their course (except for my
50 rebloomers!!); but my first JI just bloomed yesterday!!
