<CORSA Chapters> Membership, dues and such

[Dennis PLEAU]

Steve has some good points.  A lot of the people out east may not understand the the real midwest.  A good example is New Mexico, CNM in Albuqurque is the only club.  From Albuqurque it is 300 miles to the corners of the state, with mountain ranges and snow in the winter.  Colorado has 2 clubs, that are about 70 miles apart and both on the front range, (I belong to both of them).  Anyone want to drive highway 50/70 from Montrose or Grand Junction for a couple hundred miles in the winter to participate at a club meeting.  A lot of Nebraska and Kansas are closer to Denver than to Whitata or Kansas City.  That could be 300 miles or more.  It isn't practical to expect a person 300 miles from the nearest club to belong although a lot do.  Maybe a rule that anyone with in 30 miles of a chapter has to belong, but I'm not for anyone who belongs to CORSA to belong to a chapter.
 
Dennis



> From: rearengine.steve at worldnet.att.net> To: flat6vair at insightbb.com; chapters at corvair.org; Vairtec at optonline.net> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:20:37 -0700> Subject: Re: <CORSA Chapters> Membership, dues and such> > 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> 
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