<VV> Enforced CORSA membership

[Western Canada CORSA]

All I can say is that it is going to be interesting to see what the results
of the survey are.

I have to disagree with the 100% CORSA Membership for local chapters though.
It may work fine for a group like SCG, which I would think has highly
interested members, but not so much for the local chapters.

We've got members that are highly active in local affairs, but just aren't
interested in joining CORSA, and their main issue is the content of the
Communique.  I've said this before, and I know I'm going to get shot down...
But I personally believe, "if you build it they will come", and by that I
mean re-create the CC into a genuine magazine and market it on retail
magazine racks.  My local Chapters (Cdn equivalent of a big box book store)
has magazines for Antique Tractors, and West Coast Female Bikers to name a
few.  If those kinds of niche markets are viable commercial enterprises,
certainly a Corvair Magazine would be as well.  CORSA Members would receive
this new mag at a better price than at the "newstand".

Don't shoot the messenger, I know all the reasons to join CORSA, and believe
it, I am part of the choir.

But <VV> is by a large extent preaching to the choir.  Most of us here are
in the top 10% for interest and participation.  As I said before, it's going
to be interesting to see the results of the survey.

I'll also make a pledge here.  I've been letting the survey stuff pass me by
because I've been so busy lately.  However, I WILL make the time to make
sure it gets out to all the non-CORSA members I know about, and do what I
can to collect as many completed surveys as possible.  Here's to hoping that
the BOD takes a long hard look at the results and takes some bold action
based on it.

Regards,
Joel

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From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bill Hubbell
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:38 AM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Cc: CORSA/CPF BoD
Subject: Re: <VV> Enforced CORSA membership


Look, folks, this should be simple.  If a chapter wants to be a chartered
CORSA chapter, their members should all be CORSA members.  If your club
doesn't like forcing 100% CORSA membership then feel free to drop your
club's affiliation with CORSA and strike out on your own.  Of course, you
can still belong to CORSA as an independent member - no reason you have to
join a local chapter.

As for the issue of dues being too expensive for the "kids" to afford,
please, give me a break!  Kids these days spend that much money on a night
out at the movies with their date.  You easily spend that much money on a
tank of gas.  If the kid does not see at least $38 dollars worth of value in
joining CORSA then they aren't likely to see much value in joining a club at
all.

For the record, I joined CORSA when I was 19 years old, in college, broke
and borrowing money.  Sure, the dues were a lot lower in 1979, but so was
everything else (do you remember gas at 33 cents per gallon), so it was
relatively still a good chunk of change.

Bill Hubbell
SCG President


-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Kinzelman, Andy
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:53 AM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Enforced CORSA membership

Guys,
I have been a member of CORSA for a long time; as well as a member of three
local & 1 nongeographic chapter. Although there are certainly benefits to
mandating national club membership
- this may well be discouraging to the newbies we are trying to attract.
Although most of us don't consider the cost of membership onerous - some
young kid (teens to 30) interested in our old cars may see this as cost
prohibitive. We understand you have to 'pay to play'; but given that the
Corvair is still the most economical collector car around - I would rather
see some young people buying & using these cars; as opposed to the
membership that thinks the cars are too good or important to be used (unless
they are fully restored, garaged, & trailered). Yes, I am approaching fifty,
driving a semibeater Corvair every day.  I am proud of that fact.  Although
I have another car or two that have potential to be really nice; it is
cost/time constraints that keep me from making significant progress on them.
Just my two cents worth, Andy K.


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