<CORSA Chapters> Membership, dues and such

[Steve Goodman]

Hello all:  I have been one who wanted all CORSA members to be mandatory
members of a local club with the reservation that it is in the zipcode area.
As an example it would be tough to expect someone who lives in Scottsbluff,
Nebraska to be a mandatory member of Rocky Mountain Corsa in Denver, Colo.
On the other hand, there are CORSA members in the front range area who are
not RMC members.  Since the bottom line here is "money" it is advantageous
to RMC to be able to collect as well as CORSA.

I realize the word 'mandatory' is foul to some and I understand, owning my
own business makes me particulary subject to all kinds of mandatory rules
etc.  At the same time, the mandatory membership in CORSA was done a bunch
of years ago and after the same initial fight was accepted.  Then a change
in insurance carriers did away with it until now.  At least that is how my
memory serves me.

I also realize that a mandatory membership either way is certain to drive
some completely away from either CORSA or the local club and that isn't
acceptable either.  It is difficult to find middle ground and I personally
have no answer.  I keep thinking that someone out there will figure it out
but so far it hasn't happened.

Best regards, Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Marlow - Vairtec <Vairtec at optonline.net>
To: tim mahler <flat6vair at insightbb.com>; CORSA Chapters
<chapters at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: <CORSA Chapters> Membership, dues and such


> tim mahler wrote:
>
> >The easy one,  some CORSA members are a long way from a local chapter, so
it
> >is hard to require local membership.
>
> I now reply:
>
> While I am not necessarily advocating that we make the switch to
> mandating CORSA membership for all chapter members, if we were to do
> such a thing I think it makes sense to require the reciprocal, too --
> that all CORSA members belong to a chapter.
>
> In the case where the CORSA member lives a loong way from the nearest
> chapter -- and this can be hundreds of miles -- it still will prove
> worthwhile to that individual.  Through the membership in the local
> chapter, that individual will learn of other CORSA members in his
> region, maybe in his area, maybe in his neighborhood.  He will learn
> of club activities nearer to him than the nominal chapter
> address.  Both the individual and the chapter will benefit.
>
> But, as I said up front, I am not necessarily endorsing such a
> change.  It would be a fundamental shift in the way that our hobby
> has done business. Would the benefits outweigh the detriments?
>
> --Bob
>
> Robert W Marlow
> Vairtec at optonline.net
>
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