<CORSA Chapters> Fwd: Membership question -- 100% vs Not. Chapter level

[Dave McChesney]

The Inland Northwest Corvair Club does not require CORSA membership 

100% CORSA membership has not been discussed in quite some time 

Seriously doubt that the INCC would support 100% CORSA membership. 



My thoughts:  I favor 100% CORSA membership, but it seems an uphill battle to convince the group to go that way.  It should have been a provision of the original by-laws of the club.  Once formed with out the requirement, it's hard to convince current club members who do not belong to CORSA that they need to join the parent Organization.  INCC offers a discount on dues to CORSA members, but that doesn't seem to help. 



Also, shouldn't non-affiliated CORSA members be encouraged to join and support CORSA chapters in their area? 

Dave McChesney 

INCC Treasurer 

Rear Engine Review Editor 


----- Forwarded Message ----- 
From: "tim mahler" <flat6vair at comcast.net> 
To: "Chapters CORSA" <chapters at corvair.org> 
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 12:58:23 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: <CORSA Chapters> Membership question -- 100% vs Not. Chapter level 

Simple pol. 

Does your chapter require CORSA membership? 
Have you discussed 100% CORSA membership in you chapter meetings? 
Would your chapter support 100% CORSA membership? 


Background -- After the most recent discussion on requiring 100% CORSA 
membership in CORSA chapters, the board is again looking at this issue.  It 
has almost become an annual rite.  the survey (almost 2 years ago) indicated 
a slight majority of individuals would favor such.  That comment may bias 
some polls, but I doubt it would this group. 

What may change the discussion, introduce a bias,  is -- 
What if CORSA offered a nonCommunique membership?  Voting rights, attend 
conventions, other CORSA sanctioned events ,  be eligible for several 
special interest groups (who require CORSA membership today)  such as Stock 
Corvair Group,  Performance Corvair group, and others  I think but do not 
recall precisely that Corvanatics also requires CORSA membership.  These 
special interest group meet face to face at the CORSA convention. 

Would that make a difference to your chapter in the approve Questions? 

(100% membership also means chapter insurance and benefit filing fee is 
waived for all chapters so "goes away") 

The board has not made any decisions,  but have (re)started talking about 
the above.  The goal is to make CORSA better. 

thanks 
tim mahler 
president, CORSA 

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