<CORSA Chapters> CORSA Board Adopts New Chapter Plan Procedure

[Ned Madsen]

Same goes for chapter 672.

In 2015, we received notice to pay in the mail. I do not recall getting that or email. That's not to say we didn't. Is there a way to easily check a chapter status?

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> On Dec 22, 2016, at 9:43 AM, Gary Swiatowy; Niagra Falls via Chapters <chapters at corvair.org> wrote:
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> How can a chapter check on paid status?
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> I am the chapter contact, and I remember paying an e-mail invoice for 2015 when I received it.
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> This year I do not ever recall receiving notice, in fact, a few months ago this subject came up at our meeting. No one recalls receiving notice for 2016.
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> Can you check on status of chapter 140 Niagara Frontier Corvair Club.
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> And if we are due, send me the notice so I can get it to our treasurer for payment.
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> Thanks
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> Gary Swiatowy
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> ---- Allan Lacki via Chapters <chapters at corvair.org> wrote: 
>> CORSA Board Adopts New Chapter Plan Procedure.  
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>> In the early days of its existence, CORSA published a Chapter Plan Procedure to provide local Corvair clubs with instructions for obtaining and maintaining CORSA Chapter status.  From time to time, the Chapter Plan Procedure has been updated.
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>> On November 2, 2016, the CORSA Board voted to approve a new update to the Chapter Plan Procedure.  It seeks to do four things: (1) establish a deadline for paying the annual $35 chapter administration fee, (2) establish a penalty for not paying the fee on time, (3) establish a remedy for chapters who pay up late, and finally (4) provide for a chapter to operate an active online discussion board in lieu of either newsletters or annual meetings.
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>> In 2014, the CORSA Board voted to replace the previous $3 non-CORSA member fee with a flat $35 per chartered chapter per year fee.  This was announced by then-President Paul Sergeant in the January 2015 issue of the CORSA Communique.  
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>> The $35 fee remains in effect, but a significant number of chapters have not been paying up.  Last year, only 78 out of 122 chapters paid the 2015 fee.  And this year, only 67 have paid so far.  It's quite possible that some chapters have never paid the fee at all, even though payment notices were sent out months in advance.
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>> It was mainly for this reason that the Board elected to amend the Chapter Plan Procedure.  Effective January 1, 2017, the fee shall be paid no later than December 31 for the respective calendar year.  The December 31 payment deadline shall be considered one of the requirements for maintaining chapter status.  Failure to meet one or more of the requirements, including but not limited to payment of the fee, may result in revocation of chapter status until such time as the failure is cured.  Revocation shall become effective upon notice thereof by the Executive Secretary.  In other words, the national office will notify the local club's point of contact if there is any problem.  And we'll continue to send out notices, asking for payment, far in advance of the December due date.
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>> You may be wondering what a local Corvair club gains by being a chapter of CORSA.  Perhaps the most important benefit is this:  CORSA chapters - including their officers and members - receive free general liability insurance during their meetings and events.  There are some limitations of course.   This only applies to chapters located in the United States and Canada, and wheel-to-wheel racing events are excluded.
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>> In addition, CORSA hosts chapter websites on its server, free of charge and without those annoying pop-up ads that appear on websites residing on other no-cost or low-cost hosting services.  If your website is not on the CORSA server, you should considered putting it there.
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>> There are other benefits, too, such as free advertising of chapter events via the CORSA Communique, CORSA website and CORSA social media, discounts on chapter purchases of CORSA merchandise in quantity, the ability to exchange information and ideas with other chapters through chapters at corvair.org, administrative guidance in the organization and running of the chapter, and more.  CORSA members can log on to the CORSA website and use our new CORSA Directory web page to find contact information for all the folks who can make these things happen for you.  Alternatively, you can use the directory that appears in each and every issue of the CORSA Communique.
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>> As noted above, the new Chapter Plan Procedure also gives chapters the option to maintain an active online discussion board in lieu of publishing four or more newsletters per year.  (Another option is to hold at least four annual membership meetings, but each meeting must be attended by 25% of chapter members so it's seldom used).
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>> A discussion board (known also by various other names such as discussion group, discussion forum, message board, and online forum) is a general term for any online "bulletin board" where you can leave and expect to see responses to messages you have left.  For example, it can be a Facebook group, Word Press site, or any other online medium that enables chapter members to correspond with each other interactively.  
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>> Naturally, we're hoping that any chapter that chooses this option will keep their discussion board active by including chapter news, meeting announcements, etc.  Proof of existence can be a simple screen shot attached to the chapter's annual report.
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>> You can find a copy of the new Chapter Plan Procedure and all other CORSA policies and procedures on the CORSA website.  Log on with your user ID and password and, using the navigation menu, follow this path:  Documents, CORSA Governance, Master Policies & Procedures.
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>> This email has been sent to the chapters using two sources of information:  (1) the Chapter Locator List at www.corvair.org and (2) the chapters at corvair.org email facility.
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>> Allan Lacki for the CORSA Board of Directors
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>>       CORSA Executive Secretary
>>       CORSA Executive Editor
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