<CORSA Chapters> Sharing Chapter Members

[Jerry Brown]

Tim, First Happy New Year to all.   I like your information about associate members.   I myself belong to 5 Corvair Clubs.  Central Carolina CORSA, Lowcountry Corvair Assn. CORSA South Carolina, Queen City Corvair, And CORSA NC.  I also belong to the Palmetto Cruisers in Florence SC.  I like associating with other good people and I pass along the news from NC to SC.   For Christmas Central Carolina CORSA and Lowcountry Corvair Assn got together and went to Myrtle Beach and took in the Carolina Opery after going to Bennetts Sea Food  Restuarant and having a grand sea food buffet.  Altgether we had 52 people. Most of us stayed overnight at a motel  with a ocean view for $47.00 including tax. 
   
  I can see where Associate membership would be a great plus.   I will be bringing up a motion to CCC and LCA to do this even though some of us have dual membership now. 
   
  Jerry Brown

tim mahler <flat6vair at insightbb.com> wrote:
  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
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