<CORSA Chapters> Sharing Chapter Members

[tim mahler]

News from the CORSA President

I always have more fun at a car show, cruise-in, tour or chapter meeting 
when there are to plenty of Corvairs and Corvair enthusiasts in attendance. 
The more the merrier. A large assembly of Corvairs in one location at a Car 
show draws attention from the visitors especially when we manage to have 
most of the Corvair models represented.. A club that looks active, alive and 
well attracts new members faster than one that looks like it is fading away.

Getting better attendance at chapter meetings and events is largely a 
function of higher membership numbers. One means to increase those 
membership numbers is to share members with a sister chapter. This happens 
regardless of our efforts, but encouraging it may actually help attendance 
in various events through direct marketing, via the newsletters, to active 
members from that sister chapter.

Corsa Treasurer Tony Vizyak told me about the associate member program that 
his chapters have, Vacation Land Corvairs and Friends of Corvair. Tony is a 
full fledge dues paying member in chapter A, and is an associate member in 
chapter B. The dues for an associate member are lower, enough to cover 
newsletter expenses. This makes it easier for the same members to join 
multiple chapters. Being a CORSA member and a full member in a sister 
chapter makes you eligible to be an associate member.

It is an interesting idea that may work to increase participation in local 
events. Which, in turn, could lead to new members as your chapter is now 
more visible. And its more fun. Tim,  CORSA President