<CORSA Chapters> Membership renewals/ Poll

[Bruce Schug]

On Jan 1, 2008, at 8:38 PM, tim mahler wrote:

> I am assuming, perhaps incorrectly,  that most chapters renew 
> memberships on the first of the year.   Think Chicago does 1 year from 
> joining;  noted one or two other chapters that do the same  Detroit, i 
> think is one.   Most of us are trying to get everyone to renew right 
> now,  I know PCCA is.
>
> Chapter Qs
>
> Do you renew members first of the year ?  or 1 year after joining?
> Are there specific advantages to one method or the other?   or just 
> hard to change once started?

Years ago, we decided that renewing memberships on the anniversary of 
when a member joined was a book keeping headache. Our $15 dues are due 
Nov 1. Those unpaid on Jan 1 are dropped.

Typically, almost no one pays by Nov 1. Many wait until the Christmas 
Dinner/Party which is early Dec. Late in Dec we usually have to start 
reminding those last few to pay. As of right now, we still have 8 
unpaid.

1 has told me he isn't rejoining, after being inactive for over 10 
years.
2 have told me they will pay, but haven't yet.
2 I don't expect to pay as they have made it clear that they won't.
2 have not returned my phone message and emails. Who knows what they'll 
do.
1 I have not been able to get ahold of.

As of last Dec, our membership was 48 (member units or families).

We tell them that if they're unpaid on Jan 1 they are dropped and won't 
receive any more newsletters, etc. The problem is, the newsletter is 
usually mailed before then. So we end up sending a Jan newsletter to 
everyone anyway. It's really the Feb newsletter that ends up being the 
cut off.

After July 1 our dues are pro-rated to $10. After then, I try to get 
them to pay $25 for the rest of the year and next.

>
> Does anyone ask if membership is desired in the National club (CORSA)?

No.

>  I know some require it
> Is it part of the membership application for the local ?

No.

>
> I know it is not on PCCA's application,  although the CORSA incentive 
> is printed above the application months.   I think I will change the 
> PCCA application to include the possiblity to select joining CORSA at 
> the same time.  (I will need to clear that with the PCCA board)

In 1997 we changed our policy to be that after a member has belonged to 
our club for 1 year, they must join CORSA. We felt this was a good 
compromise between requiring membership for all and for none. 
Previously, we required $25 for non-CORSA members. The extra $10 was 
sent to CORSA. This is also a good way to handle non-CORSA members. We 
feel strongly about supporting CORSA. We felt the 1 year grace period 
gave people new to Corvairing time to see what it was all about; to 
come to our meetings, maybe go to Helen or the Fall Affair, and see how 
interested they really are in Corvairing. For those who were really 
interested, most have joined without a problem. This policy has been 
reviewed almost annually, as there have always been some who didn't 
like being told what to do and that they had to join CORSA. During this 
time, there have been 2 instances where we actually returned checks to 
members who refused to join CORSA and meet our membership requirements. 
In both cases, those were inactive members who in fact, didn't 
contribute to the club.

>
> PCCA responses
> Jan 1st renewal date for everyone
> Think it is done for ease of administration.  small chapter at 45 
> memberships
> Do not currently ask if they want to join CORSA.
>
> thanks
> tim mahler
> editor PCCA's FlatSix
>
>
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Bruce W. Schug
Treasurer, CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
Stock Corvair Group Member
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1980

'67 Monza. "67AC140"