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

[Gary Swiatowy]

The NFCC has already discussed this issue.
We are below 50% as far as I can tell regarding CORSA membership.
We would lean to separating ourselves from CORSA and increasing our local 
dues to cover our own insurance. Not as expensive as you may think, as long 
as you do not have any moving events. Which we probably will never do 
anyways.

It has not come up to a vote yet, though those who are CORSA members 
currently, are not strong supporters of the issue. Seeing as our chapter is 
comprised of under 40 people, meetings are usually attended by 10 or less 
members.

We have a former local of the Antique Truck Historical Society llocally, 
that has recently separated from their national organization over various 
issues. Not that hard for them to go it alone either. It is not always the 
case for everyone to "fall in line" so to speak. There will be chapters who 
will go it alone, possibly dissolve.

Time will tell.

Gary Swiatowy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tim mahler" <flat6vair at comcast.net>
To: "Chapters CORSA" <chapters at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 3:58 PM
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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