<VV> Re: 100% Corsa Membership

[corvairs]

Thanks Smitty - Too many people lose site of the fact that people WILL 
afford what is really important to them. The idea that we have to 
dumb-down the organization so "everyone" can join is a bad place to be. 
I have dealt with the Corvair public (And the general public) for 31+ 
years and the truth is, almost everyone I have known that whined the 
loudest about dues increases were people who were certainly able to pay 
for it - they just didn't care to - which is thier absolute right. But 
why should Corsa feel it's obligated to mitigate financial reality to 
those people/ Lon

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vairologist at juno.com wrote:

>Smitty says:  I guess this comes under the heading of tough love.  Maybe
>10 years ago we voted to make out club a 100% club.  Several in the club
>predicted the collapse of the Club, or at least it drying up to a mere
>shell.  We lost two members right away who never did much for the club
>anyway.  We are doing fine now.  Much has been said about reducing cost
>to people to join and the sticker shock of folks finding out they must
>also be CORSA members.  I used to think about that and worry about it
>some.  There are two things that I think valid to consider.  First, the
>under $50 it costs a year to join is not a huge amount of money in todays
>world.  If someone really wants to be a part of the club, they will make
>it happen.  Second, owning, driving, or restoring a Corvair may be cheap
>by comparison to other marques, but it is not cheap.  If a person can't
>afford to do it then saving them 10 bucks on  annual dues isn't going to
>make them financially well.  Give them the first year free in a local
>club won't make them well either.  This is harsh but I have been on both
>sides of the fence and I know how it feels to not be able to afford what
>you want.  I would rather be in a club where everyone is confortable with
>their hobby than be in one that has a couple of people putting used brake
>shoes on their car and running around with the seat stuffing hanging out
>because they can't afford better.  Guess what guys, this ain't a fair
>world.
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